Daniel 2:33

Translations

Modern

…its legs were iron, and its feet were part iron and part clay.

Traditional

His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.

Literal

…its legs of iron, its feet, part of them of iron and part of them of clay.

Latin

…tibiæ autem ferreæ: pedum quædam pars erat ferrea, quædam autem fictilis.

Interlinear

Hebrew

English

…its legs were iron, and its feet were part iron and part clay.

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).

Theme notes and profiles

Babylon Daniel Nebuchadnezzar II Four World Empires God’s Promised Kingdom The Old Realm and the New

Events

Prophecies of Danielc. 606 BC

Related verses

Daniel 7:19–26
Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others—extremely terrifying—devouring and crushing with iron teeth and bronze claws, then trampling underfoot whatever was left.
Daniel 7:7–8
After this, as I watched in my vision in the night, suddenly a fourth beast appeared, and it was terrifying—dreadful and extremely strong—with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed; then it trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the beasts before it, and it had ten horns.
Daniel 2:40–43
Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; for iron shatters and crushes all things, and like iron that crushes all things, it will shatter and crush all the others.

Glossary

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

Topics

Babylon: City of Prophecies Concerning Clay: Symbolical Gold: Symbolical Iron of Strength Iron: First Recorded Use of Idols Metals: Comparative Value of Persia: Prophecies Concerning The Roman Empire: Represented by The: Legs of Iron in Nebuchadnezzar's Vision

Daniel 2:33

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