New American Standard Bible 1995
Daniel 2:31-45
31“You, O kingH4430, were lookingH2370 and beholdH431, there was a singleH2298 greatH7690 statueH6755; that statueH6755, which was largeH7229 and 1of extraordinaryH3493 splendorH2122, was standingH6966 in frontH6903 of you, and its appearanceH7299 was 2awesomeH1763. 32The 3headH7217 of that statueH6755 was made of fineH2869 goldH1722, its breastH2306 and its armsH1872 of silverH3702, its bellyH4577 and its thighsH3410 of bronzeH5174, 33its legsH8243 of ironH6523, its feetH7271 partlyH4481 of ironH6523 and partlyH4481 of clayH2635. 34You 4continuedH1934 lookingH2370 untilH5705H1768 a 5stoneH69 was cutH1505 out 6withoutH3809 handsH3028, and it struckH4223 the statueH6755 on its feetH7271 of ironH6523 and clayH2635 and 7crushedH1855 them. 35ThenH116 the ironH6523, the clayH2635, the bronzeH5174, the silverH3702 and the goldH1722 were crushedH1855 8allH3606 at the sameH2298 timeH2298 and becameH1934 9like chaffH5784 from the summerH7007 threshingH147 floorsH147; and the windH7308 carriedH5376 them away so that 10not a traceH870 of them was foundH7912. But the stoneH69 that struckH4223 the statueH6755 becameH1934 a greatH7229 11mountainH2906 and filledH4391 the wholeH3606 earthH772.
36“ThisH1836 was the dreamH2493; now we will tellH560 12its interpretationH6591 beforeH6925 the kingH4430. 37You, O kingH4430, are the 13kingH4430 of kingsH4430, to whomH1768 the GodH426 of heavenH8065 has givenH3052 the 14kingdomH4437, the 15powerH2632, the strengthH8632 and the gloryH3367; 38and whereverH3606H1768 the sonsH1123 of menH606 dwellH1753, or the 16beastsH2423 of the fieldH1251, or the birdsH5776 of the skyH8065, He has givenH3052 them into your handH3028 and has caused you to ruleH7981 over them allH3606. You are the headH7217 of goldH1722. 39AfterH870 you there will ariseH6966 anotherH321 kingdomH4437 inferiorH772 to you, then anotherH321 thirdH8523 kingdomH4437 of bronzeH5174, whichH1768 will ruleH7981 over allH3606 the earthH772. 40Then there will be a 17fourthH7244 kingdomH4437 as strongH8624 as ironH6523; inasmuchH3606H6903H1768 as ironH6523 crushesH1855 and shattersH2827 allH3606 thingsH3606, so, like ironH6523 that breaksH7490 in piecesH7490, it will crushH1855 and breakH7490 allH3606 theseH459 in piecesH7490. 41In that you sawH2370 the feetH7271 and toesH677, partlyH4481 of potter’sH6353 clayH2635 and partlyH4481 of ironH6523, it will be a dividedH6386 kingdomH4437; but it will haveH1934 in it the toughnessH5326 of ironH6523, inasmuchH3606H6903H1768 as you sawH2370 the ironH6523 mixedH6151 with 18commonH2917 clayH2635. 42As the toesH677 of the feetH7271 were partlyH4481 of ironH6523 and partlyH4481 of potteryH2635, so someH4481H7118 of the kingdomH4437 will be strongH8624 and partH4481 of it will be brittleH8406. 43And in that you sawH2370 the ironH6523 mixedH6151 with 19commonH2917 clayH2635, they will combineH6151 with one another 20in the seedH2234 of menH606; but they will not adhereH1693 to oneH1836H5974 anotherH1836H5974, evenH1888 as ironH6523 does not combineH6151 with potteryH2635. 44In the daysH3118 of thoseH581 kingsH4430 the 21GodH426 of heavenH8065 will 22setH6966 up a 23kingdomH4437 whichH1768 will neverH5957H3809 be destroyedH2255, and that kingdomH4437 will not be 24leftH7662 for anotherH312 peopleH5972; it will 25crushH1855 and putH5487 an endH5487 to allH3606 theseH459 kingdomsH4437, but it will itselfH1932 endureH6966 foreverH5957. 45InasmuchH3606H6903H1768 as you sawH2370 that a 26stoneH69 was cutH1505 out of the mountainH2906 withoutH3809 handsH3028 and that it crushedH1855 the ironH6523, the bronzeH5174, the clayH2635, the silverH3702 and the goldH1722, the 27greatH7229 GodH426 has madeH3046 knownH3046 to the kingH4430 whatH4101 28will takeH1934 placeH1934 29in the futureH311; so the dreamH2493 is trueH3330 and its interpretationH6591 is trustworthyH540.”
Notes
- 1. Daniel 2:31 Lit its splendor was surpassing ↩
- 2. Daniel 2:31 Hab 1:7 ↩
- 3. Daniel 2:32 Dan 2:38 ↩
- 4. Daniel 2:34 Lit were ↩
- 5. Daniel 2:34 Dan 2:45 ↩
- 6. Daniel 2:34 Dan 8:25; Zech 4:6 ↩
- 7. Daniel 2:34 Ps 2:9; Is 60:12 ↩
- 8. Daniel 2:35 Lit like one ↩
- 9. Daniel 2:35 Ps 1:4; Is 17:13; 41:15, 16; Hos 13:3 ↩
- 10. Daniel 2:35 Ps 37:10, 36 ↩
- 11. Daniel 2:35 Is 2:2; Mic 4:1 ↩
- 12. Daniel 2:36 Dan 2:24 ↩
- 13. Daniel 2:37 Is 47:5; Jer 27:6, 7; Ezek 26:7 ↩
- 14. Daniel 2:37 Or sovereignty ↩
- 15. Daniel 2:37 Ps 62:11 ↩
- 16. Daniel 2:38 Ps 50:10, 11; Dan 4:21, 22 ↩
- 17. Daniel 2:40 Dan 7:23 ↩
- 18. Daniel 2:41 Lit clay of mud ↩
- 19. Daniel 2:43 Lit clay of mud ↩
- 20. Daniel 2:43 Or with ↩
- 21. Daniel 2:44 Dan 2:28, 37 ↩
- 22. Daniel 2:44 Is 9:6, 7 ↩
- 23. Daniel 2:44 Ps 145:13; Ezek 37:25; Dan 4:3, 34; 6:26; 7:14, 27; Mic 4:7; Luke 1:32, 33 ↩
- 24. Daniel 2:44 Or passed on to ↩
- 25. Daniel 2:44 Ps 2:9; Is 60:12; Dan 2:34, 35 ↩
- 26. Daniel 2:45 Dan 2:34 ↩
- 27. Daniel 2:45 Deut 10:17; 2 Sam 7:22; Ps 48:1; Jer 32:18, 19; Dan 2:29; Mal 1:11 ↩
- 28. Daniel 2:45 Gen 41:28, 32 ↩
- 29. Daniel 2:45 Lit after this ↩
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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