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Daniel 2

Daniel 2:42

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

Modern
And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.
Traditional
And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
Literal
And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so partly the kingdom will be strong, and part will be brittle.
Latin
Et digitos pedum ex parte ferreos, et ex parte fictiles: ex parte regnum erit solidum, et ex parte contritum.

Interlinear

Hebrew
English
And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.

Notes

Daniel 2:41–42

partly brittle: Feet are necessary for stability. The brittle feet show how fragile the entire image is. They represent earthly kingdoms and their power.

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 Minerals and Metals Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar Prophecy Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

Topics

Gold: Symbolical Metals: Comparative Value of Persia: Prophecies Concerning The Roman Empire: Predictions Respecting: Its Division Into Ten Parts