New American Standard Bible 2020
Daniel 2:29-45
29As for you, O kingH4430, while on your bedH4903 your thoughtsH7476 1turnedH5559 to whatH4101 would takeH1934 placeH1934 2in the futureH311; and 3He who revealsH1541 secretsH7328 has madeH3046 knownH3046 to you whatH4101 will takeH1934 placeH1934. 30But as for me, thisH1836 secretH7328 has not been revealedH1541 to me 4for any 5wisdomH2452 6residingH383 in me moreH4481 thanH4481 in anyH3606 other livingH2417 personH2417, but for the purposeH1701 of makingH3046 the interpretationH6591 knownH3046 to the kingH4430, and that you may understandH3046 the 7thoughtsH7476 of your 8mindH3825.
31“You, O kingH4430, were watchingH2370 and beholdH431, there was a singleH2298 greatH7690 statueH6755; that statueH6755, which was largeH7229 and 9of extraordinaryH3493 radianceH2122, was standingH6966 in frontH6903 of you, and its appearanceH7299 was 1011awesomeH1763. 32The 12headH7217 of that statueH6755 was made of fineH2869 goldH1722, its chestH2306 and its armsH1872 of silverH3702, its bellyH4577 and its thighsH3410 of bronzeH5174, 33its legsH8243 of ironH6523, and its feetH7271 partlyH4481 of ironH6523 and partlyH4481 of clayH2635. 34You 13continuedH1934 watchingH2370 untilH5705H1768 a 14stoneH69 was brokenH1505 off 15withoutH3809 handsH3028, and it struckH4223 the statueH6755 on its feetH7271 of ironH6523 and clayH2635, and 16crushedH1855 them. 35ThenH116 the ironH6523, the clayH2635, the bronzeH5174, the silverH3702, and the goldH1722 were crushedH1855 toH1855 piecesH1855 17allH3606 at the sameH2298 timeH2298, and they were 18like chaffH5784 from the summerH7007 threshingH147 floorsH147; and the windH7308 carriedH5376 them away so that 19not a traceH870 of them was foundH7912. But the stoneH69 that struckH4223 the statueH6755 becameH1934 a greatH7229 20mountainH2906 and filledH4391 the entireH3606 earthH772.
36“ThisH1836 was the dreamH2493; and now we will tellH560 21its interpretationH6591 beforeH6925 the kingH4430. 37You, O kingH4430, are the 22kingH4430 of kingsH4430, to whomH1768 the GodH426 of heavenH8065 has givenH3052 the 23kingdomH4437, the 24powerH2632, the strengthH8632, and the honorH3367; 38and whereverH3606H1768 the sonsH1123 of mankindH606 liveH1753, or the 25animalsH2423 of the fieldH1251, or the birdsH5776 of the skyH8065, He has handedH3052H3028 them overH3052 to you and has made you rulerH7981 over them allH3606. You are the headH7217 of goldH1722. 39And afterH870 you anotherH321 kingdomH4437 will ariseH6966 inferiorH772 to you, then anotherH321 thirdH8523 kingdomH4437 of bronzeH5174, whichH1768 will ruleH7981 over allH3606 the earthH772. 40Then there will be a 26fourthH7244 kingdomH4437 as strongH8624 as ironH6523; justH6903H1768 as ironH6523 smashesH1855 and crushesH2827 everythingH3606, so, like ironH6523 that crushesH7490, it will smashH1855 and crushH7490 allH3606 theseH459 things. 41And in 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 within it someH4481 of the toughnessH5326 of ironH6523, sinceH6903H1768 you sawH2370 the ironH6523 mixedH6151 with 27commonH2917 clayH2635. 42And just as 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 fragileH8406. 43In that you sawH2370 the ironH6523 mixedH6151 with 28commonH2917 clayH2635, they will combineH6151 with one another 29in 30their descendantsH2234; but they will not adhereH1693 to oneH1836H5974 anotherH1836H5974, justH1888 as ironH6523 does not combineH6151 with potteryH2635. 44And in the daysH3118 of thoseH581 kingsH4430 the 31GodH426 of heavenH8065 will 32setH6966 upH6966 a 33kingdomH4437 whichH1768 will neverH5957H3809 be destroyedH2255, and that kingdomH4437 will not beH7662 34leftH7662 for anotherH312 peopleH5972; it will 35crushH1855 and putH5487 anH5487 endH5487 toH5487 allH3606 theseH459 kingdomsH4437, but it will itselfH1932 endureH6966 foreverH5957. 45JustH6903H1768 as you sawH2370 that a 36stoneH69 was brokenH1505 off from the mountainH2906 withoutH3809 handsH3028, and that it crushedH1855 the ironH6523, the bronzeH5174, the clayH2635, the silverH3702, and the goldH1722, the 37greatH7229 GodH426 has madeH3046 knownH3046 to the kingH4430 whatH4101 38will takeH1934 placeH1934 39in the futureH311; so the dreamH2493 is certainH3330 and its interpretationH6591 is trustworthyH540.”
Notes
- 1. Daniel 2:29 Lit came up ↩
- 2. Daniel 2:29 Lit after this ↩
- 3. Daniel 2:29 Dan 2:23, 47 ↩
- 4. Daniel 2:30 Or through ↩
- 5. Daniel 2:30 Gen 41:16; Dan 1:17 ↩
- 6. Daniel 2:30 Lit which is ↩
- 7. Daniel 2:30 Ps 139:2; Amos 4:13 ↩
- 8. Daniel 2:30 Lit heart ↩
- 9. Daniel 2:31 Lit its radiance was extraordinary ↩
- 10. Daniel 2:31 Or dreadful ↩
- 11. Daniel 2:31 Hab 1:7 ↩
- 12. Daniel 2:32 Dan 2:38 ↩
- 13. Daniel 2:34 Lit were ↩
- 14. Daniel 2:34 Dan 2:45 ↩
- 15. Daniel 2:34 Dan 8:25; Zech 4:6 ↩
- 16. Daniel 2:34 Ps 2:9; Is 60:12 ↩
- 17. Daniel 2:35 Lit as one ↩
- 18. Daniel 2:35 Ps 1:4; Is 17:13; 41:15, 16; Hos 13:3 ↩
- 19. Daniel 2:35 Ps 37:10, 36 ↩
- 20. Daniel 2:35 Is 2:2; Mic 4:1 ↩
- 21. Daniel 2:36 Dan 2:24 ↩
- 22. Daniel 2:37 Is 47:5; Jer 27:6, 7; Ezek 26:7 ↩
- 23. Daniel 2:37 Or sovereignty ↩
- 24. Daniel 2:37 Ps 62:11 ↩
- 25. Daniel 2:38 Ps 50:10, 11; Dan 4:21, 22 ↩
- 26. Daniel 2:40 Dan 7:23 ↩
- 27. Daniel 2:41 Lit wet clay ↩
- 28. Daniel 2:43 Lit wet clay ↩
- 29. Daniel 2:43 Or with ↩
- 30. Daniel 2:43 Lit the seed of men ↩
- 31. Daniel 2:44 Dan 2:28, 37 ↩
- 32. Daniel 2:44 Is 9:6, 7 ↩
- 33. 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 ↩
- 34. Daniel 2:44 Or passed on to ↩
- 35. Daniel 2:44 Ps 2:9; Is 60:12; Dan 2:34, 35 ↩
- 36. Daniel 2:45 Dan 2:34 ↩
- 37. Daniel 2:45 Deut 10:17; 2 Sam 7:22; Ps 48:1; Jer 32:18, 19; Dan 2:29; Mal 1:11 ↩
- 38. Daniel 2:45 Gen 41:28, 32 ↩
- 39. 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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