Revised Literal Translation
Daniel 2:35
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 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.
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
33His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. 34Thou 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. 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. 36This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. 37Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and 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
- was the ironפַּרְזֶלparzel · ironH6523
- the clayחֲסַףchăsaph · clayH2635
- the brassנְחָשׁnechâsh · bronzeH5174
- the silverכְּסַףkesaph · silverH3702
- and the goldדְּהַבdehab · goldH1722
- broken to piecesדּוּקdûq · be shatteredH1751
- broken to piecesדְּקַקdeqaq · to break upH1855
- togetherחַדchad · oneH2298
- and becameהֲוָאhâvâ' hâvâh · to beH1934
- like the chaffעוּר‛ûr · chaffH5784
- ofמִן־min · fromH4481
- the summerקַ֫יִטqayiţ · summerH7007
- threshingfloorsאִדַּר'iddar · threshing floorH147
- and the windרוּחַrûach · spiritH7308
- carriedנְשָׂאneώâ' · to liftH5376
- themהִמּוֹhimmô himmôn · theyH1994
- thatכֹּלkôl · allH3606
- noלָאlâ' lâh · notH3809
- placeאֲתַר'ăthar · placeH870
- was foundשְׁכַחshekach · to findH7912
- for them: and the stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH69
- that smoteמְחָאmechâ' · to smiteH4223
- the imageצְלֵםtselem tselem · imageH6755
- a greatרַבrab · greatH7229
- mountainטוּרţûr · mountainH2906
- and filledמְלָאmelâ' · to fillH4391
- earthאֲרַע'ăra‛ · earth: planetH772
Cross-references for Daniel 2:35
- Psalms 1:4The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
- Isaiah 17:13The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
- Isaiah 41:15Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
- Hosea 13:3Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
- Micah 4:13Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto Yhwh, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.
- Job 6:17What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
- Psalms 37:10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
- Psalms 103:16For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
- Revelation 12:8And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
- Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
- Isaiah 2:2And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of Yhwh's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
- Micah 4:1But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of Yhwh shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.
- Psalms 22:27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto Yhwh: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
- Psalms 46:9He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
- Psalms 66:4All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.
- Psalms 67:1God be merciful unto 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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