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Daniel 2:38

36 This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king.

37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.

39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.
KJV
And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
WEB
Wherever the children of men dwell, he has given the animals of the field and the birds of the sky into your hand, and has made you rule over them all. You are the head of gold.
ASV
and wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens hath he given into thy hand, and hath made thee to rule over them all: thou art the head of gold.
DARBY
and wheresoever the children of men, the beasts of the field, and the fowl of the heavens dwell, he hath given them into thy hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all: thou art this head of gold.
BLB
And in everywhere the sons of man are dwelling, or the beasts of the field, or the birds of the heavens, He has given [them] into your hand, and He has made you ruler over them all. You [are] that head of gold!
ÅB
overalt hvor menneskenes barn, markens dyr og himmelens fugler har sine bosteder, har han gitt dem i din hånd og gjort deg til herre over dem alle - du er hodet av gull.
OTB
Han har plassert alle folk, markens dyr og himmelens fugler under din myndighet. Hvor de enn bor, har Han gjort deg til hersker over dem alle. Du er det hodet av gull.
B1930
overalt hvor menneskenes barn, markens dyr og himmelens fugler har sine bosteder, har han gitt dem i din hånd og gjort dig til herre over dem alle - du er hodet av gull.

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Cross references

  • Daniel 4:21–22

    Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:

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  • Psalms 50:10–11

    For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.

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  • Jeremiah 27:5–7

    I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.

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