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Daniel 2:42

40 Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; for iron shatters and crushes all things, and like iron that crushes all things, it will shatter and crush all the others.

41 And just as you saw that the feet and toes were made partly of fired clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom, yet some of the strength of iron will be in it—just as you saw the iron mixed with clay.

And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.

43 As you saw the iron mixed with clay, so the peoples will mix with one another, but will not hold together any more than iron mixes with clay.

44 In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.

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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
And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.
KJV
And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
WEB
As the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.
ASV
And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
DARBY
And [as] the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of clay, the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile.
BLB
And as the toes of the feet [were] partly of iron and partly of clay, so partly the kingdom will be strong, and part will be brittle.
ÅB
Og at tærne på føttene dels var av jern og dels av leire, det betyr at riket for en del skal være sterkt og for en del skrøpelig,
OTB
Som tærne var delvis jern og delvis leire, så vil dette riket være delvis sterkt og delvis skjørt.
B1930
Og at tærne på føttene dels var av jern og dels av ler, det betyr at riket for en del skal være sterkt og for en del skrøpelig,

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Cross references

  • Daniel 7:24

    And the ten horns are ten kings who will rise from this kingdom. After them another king, different from the earlier ones, will rise and subdue three kings.

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  • Revelation 13:1

    Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads.

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