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Daniel 2

Daniel 2:32

Daniel Interprets the Dream · Daniel 2:24–45
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Translations

Modern
The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,
Traditional
This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
Literal
This image, its head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze,
Latin
Hujus statuæ caput ex auro optimo erat, pectus autem et brachia de argento, porro venter et femora ex ære,

Interlinear

Hebrew
English
The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,

Notes

Daniel 2:32–33

  • There were different types of gold. Fine gold was the best quality.

  • thighs: The area above the knees.

  • legs: The area below the knees.

Daniel 2:31–33

The progression downward shows a decrease in value: from the most valuable, gold (Daniel 2:32), to the least valuable, iron and baked clay (2:33).

Daniel 2:1–49

God gave a dream that showed the course of world history over the centuries, and Daniel explained its mysterious images. This dream and its interpretation highlight a key theme of the book—the certain final establishment of the kingdom of God as the ultimate goal of history (Daniel 2:44–45; 7:9–14, 26–27). This chapter also shows that paganism cannot understand the actions and plans of Israel’s God.

Daniel 2:1–6:28

This section contains stories and dreams from the experiences of Daniel and his friends in Babylon. Daniel used his special gift to understand dreams and showed great skill in the study of literature and science (Daniel 1:17). Chapter 2 provides a broad overview of history until God's kingdom appears (Daniel 2:44–49). Daniel 3–6 describes the fall of Babylon and the rise of Persia. History is moving toward a clear goal. That goal is the everlasting kingdom of God (Daniel 2:44; 4:2–3, 34; 6:26).

Events

Glossary

Apocalyptic Aramaic Book of Daniel Book of Jeremiah Dreams Foreknowledge Interpreter Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar Prophecy Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

Topics

Babylon: City of Prophecies Concerning Babylon: Represented by a Head of Gold Brass: Figurative Copper Brass: Inferiin Value to Gold and Silver Gold: Symbolical Medo-Persian Kingdom: Illustrated by Silver Part of Image in Nebuchadnezzar's Dream Metals: Comparative Value of Persia: Prophecies Concerning Silver of the Medo-Persian Kingdom Silver: Symbolical The Macedonian Empire: Illustrated by The: Brazen Part of the Image in Nebuchadnezzar's Dream