Daniel 2:34

Daniel 2:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
• New International Version (NIV)While you were watching, a rock was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and smashed them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.
• New Living Translation (NLT)As you watched, a rock was cut from a mountain, but not by human hands. It struck the feet of iron and clay, smashing them to bits.

Context of Daniel 2:34

32The head of this image was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its middle and thighs of bronze, 33its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. As you looked, a stone was cut out by no human hand, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. 35Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were broken in pieces, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. 36"This was the dream. Now we will tell the king its interpretation.

Daniel 2:34 word by word

חָזֵ֣ה הֲוַ֗יְתָ עַ֠ד דִּ֣י הִתְגְּזֶ֤רֶת אֶ֙בֶן֙ דִּי־לָ֣א בִידַ֔יִן וּמְחָ֤ת לְצַלְמָא֙ עַל־רַגְל֔וֹהִי דִּ֥י פַרְזְלָ֖א וְחַסְפָּ֑א וְהַדֵּ֖קֶת הִמּֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou sawestהֲוָאhâvâ' hâvâh · to beH1934
• Thou sawestחֲזָהchăzâ' chăzâh · to seeH2370
• tillעַד‛ad · tillH5705
• that a stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH69
• was cut outגְּזַרgezar · to determineH1505
• withoutלָאlâ' lâh · notH3809
• handsיַדyad · handH3028
• which smoteמְחָאmechâ' · to smiteH4223
• the imageצְלֵםtselem tselem · imageH6755
• uponעַל‛al · uponH5922
• his feetרְגַלregal · footH7271
• of ironפַּרְזֶלparzel · ironH6523
• and clayחֲסַףchăsaph · clayH2635
• and brakeדְּקַקdeqaq · to break upH1855
• themהִמּוֹhimmô himmôn · theyH1994

Cross-references for Daniel 2:34

• Daniel 2:44And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever,
• Daniel 7:13"I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.
• Psalms 118:22The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
• Isaiah 28:16therefore thus says the Lord God, "Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation: 'Whoever believes will not be in haste.'
• Zechariah 12:3On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. And all the nations of the earth will gather against it.
• Matthew 16:18And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
• Acts 4:11This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone.
• 1 Peter 2:7So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,"
• Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever."
• Daniel 8:25By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind he shall become great. Without warning he shall destroy many. And he shall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken—but by no human hand.
• Zechariah 4:6Then he said to me, "This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.
• John 1:13who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
• 2 Corinthians 5:1For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
• Hebrews 9:24For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf.
• Daniel 2:45just as you saw that a stone was cut from a mountain by no human hand, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold. A great God has made known to the king what shall be after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure."
• Psalms 2:8Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.

Commentaries on Daniel 2:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34A stone was cut out - The fifth monarchy; the spiritual kingdom of the Lord Jesus, which is to last for ever, and diffuse itself over the whole earth.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34Thou sawest - Chaldee, “Thou wast seeing;” that is, thou didst continue to behold, implying that the vision was of somewhat long continuance. It did not appear and then suddenly vanish, but it remained so long that he had an opportunity of careful observation. Till that a stone was cut out without hands - That is, from a mountain or hill, Daniel 2:45. This idea is expressed in the Latin and the Greek version. The vision appears to have been that of a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-45Verses 31-45 This image represented the kingdoms of the earth, that should successively rule the nations, and influence the affairs of the Jewish church. 1. The head of gold signified the Chaldean empire, then in being. 2. The breast and arms of silver signified the empire of the Medes and Persians. 3. The belly and thighs of brass signified the Grecian empire, founded by Alexander. 4. The legs and feet of iron signified the Roman empire. The Roman empire…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34The phrase became a great mountain is implied (compare Daniel 2:35), but is not in the Aramaic text.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3434. stone--Messiah and His kingdom (Ge 49:24; Psa 118:22; Is 28:16). In its relations to Israel, it is a "stone of stumbling" (Is 8:14; Ac 4:11; 1Pe 2:7, 8) on which both houses of Israel are broken, not destroyed (Mt 21:32). In its relation to the Church, the same stone which destroys the image is the foundation of the Church (Ep 2:20). In its relation to the Gentile world power, the stone is its destroyer (Da 2:35, 44; compare Zec 12:3). Christ saith…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 2:34

• Babylon
• Church
• Clay
• Gold
• Persia
• Stones

In the dictionaries

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• Babylon
• Iron
• Terrible
• Abed-Nego
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bible, the
• Daniel
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• Divination

Commentaries on Daniel 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings