New American Standard Bible 1995
Daniel 2:35
35Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were crushed 1all at the same time and became 2like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that 3not a trace of them was found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great 4mountain and filled the whole earth.
Daniel 2:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
- New International Version (NIV)Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were all broken to pieces and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain and filled the whole earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
Context of Daniel 2:35
33its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. 34You continued looking until a stone was cut out without hands, and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them. Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were crushed all at the same time and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that not a trace of them was found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. 36“This was the dream; now we will tell its interpretation before the king. 37You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength and the glory;
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בֵּאדַ֣יִן דָּ֣קוּ כַחֲדָ֡ה פַּרְזְלָא֩ חַסְפָּ֨א נְחָשָׁ֜א כַּסְפָּ֣א וְדַהֲבָ֗א וַהֲווֹ֙ כְּע֣וּר מִן־אִדְּרֵי־קַ֔יִט וּנְשָׂ֤א הִמּוֹן֙ רוּחָ֔א וְכָל־אֲתַ֖ר לָא־הִשְׁתֲּכַ֣ח לְה֑וֹן וְאַבְנָ֣א׀ דִּֽי־מְחָ֣ת לְצַלְמָ֗א הֲוָ֛ת לְט֥וּר רַ֖ב וּמְלָ֥ת כָּל־אַרְעָֽא׃Read the interlinear
- Thenאֱדַ֫יִן'ĕdayin · thenH116
- the ironפַּרְזֶלparzel · ironH6523
- the clayחֲסַףchăsaph · clayH2635
- the bronzeנְחָשׁnechâsh · bronzeH5174
- the silverכְּסַףkesaph · silverH3702
- and the goldדְּהַבdehab · goldH1722
- were crushedדְּקַקdeqaq · to break upH1855
- allכֹּלkôl · allH3606
- at the sameחַדchad · oneH2298
- and becameהֲוָאhâvâ' hâvâh · to beH1934
- like chaffעוּר‛ûr · chaffH5784
- from the summerקַ֫יִטqayiţ · summerH7007
- threshingאִדַּר'iddar · threshing floorH147
- and the windרוּחַrûach · spiritH7308
- carriedנְשָׂאneώâ' · to liftH5376
- not a traceאֲתַר'ăthar · placeH870
- of them was foundשְׁכַחshekach · to findH7912
- But the stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH69
- that struckמְחָאmechâ' · to smiteH4223
- the statueצְלֵםtselem tselem · imageH6755
- a greatרַבrab · greatH7229
- mountainטוּרţûr · mountainH2906
- and filledמְלָאmelâ' · to fillH4391
- earthאֲרַע'ăra‛ · earth: planetH772
Cross-references for Daniel 2:35
- Psalms 1:4The wicked are not so, But they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
- Isaiah 17:13The nations rumble on like the rumbling of many waters, But He will rebuke them and they will flee far away, And be chased like chaff in the mountains before the wind, Or like whirling dust before a gale.
- Isaiah 41:15Behold, I have made you a new, sharp threshing sledge with double edges; You will thresh the mountains and pulverize them, And will make the hills like chaff.
- Hosea 13:3Therefore they will be like the morning cloud And like dew which soon disappears, Like chaff which is blown away from the threshing floor And like smoke from a chimney.
- Micah 4:13Arise and thresh, daughter of Zion, For your horn I will make iron And your hoofs I will make bronze, That you may pulverize many peoples, That you may devote to the Lord their unjust gain And their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.
- Job 6:17When they become waterless, they are silent, When it is hot, they vanish from their place.
- Psalms 37:10Yet a little while and the wicked man will be no more; And you will look carefully for his place and he will not be there.
- Psalms 103:16When the wind has passed over it, it is no more, And its place acknowledges it no longer.
- Revelation 12:8and they were not strong enough, and there was no longer a place found for them in heaven.
- Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them.
- Isaiah 2:2Now it will come about that In the last days The mountain of the house of the Lord Will be established as the chief of the mountains, And will be raised above the hills; And all the nations will stream to it.
- Micah 4:1And it will come about in the last days That the mountain of the house of the Lord Will be established as the chief of the mountains. It will be raised above the hills, And the peoples will stream to it.
- Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, And all the families of the nations will worship before You.
- Psalms 46:9He makes wars to cease to the end of the earth; He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two; He burns the chariots with fire.
- Psalms 66:4All the earth will worship You, And will sing praises to You; They will sing praises to Your name.” Selah.
- Psalms 67:1God be gracious to us and bless us, And cause His face to shine upon us-- Selah.
Commentaries on Daniel 2:35
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35The stone - became a great mountain - There is the kingdom אבן eben, of the stone, and the kingdom of the mountain. See at the end at the chapter.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing-floor - The word rendered “together” (כצרה kachădâh ) our translators would seem to have understood as referring to “time;” to its being done simultaneously. The more literal interpretation, however, is, “as one;” that is, “they were beaten small as one,” referring to identity of condition. They were all reduced…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. 35filled the whole earth: Compare Genesis 1:28; Exodus 1:7; Matthew 28:18–20. This new kingdom would replace all other kingdoms.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3535. broken ... together--excluding a contemporaneous existence of the kingdom of the world and the kingdom of God (in its manifested, as distinguished from its spiritual, phase). The latter is not gradually to wear away the former, but to destroy it at once, and utterly (2Th 1:7-10; 2:8). However, the Hebrew may be translated, "in one discriminate mass." chaff--image of the ungodly, as they shall be dealt with in the judgment (Psa 1:4, 5; Mt 3:12). summer…Read the comment
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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
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