Daniel 2:42 Parallel Translations

The toes were partly iron and partly clay. Part of the kingdom will be strong, and part will be brittle.(GOD'S WORD®)

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.

ASV:

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.

BBE:

And as the toes of the feet were in part of iron and in part of earth, so part of the kingdom will be strong and part of it will readily be broken.

DBY:

And as the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of clay, the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile.

ERV:

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.

JPS:

And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so part of the kingdom shall be strong, and part thereof broken.

WBS:

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.

WEB:

As the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.

YLT:

As to the toes of the feet, part of them iron, and part of them clay: some part of the kingdom is strong, and some part of it is brittle.

Daniel 2:42 Cross References

XREF:

Daniel 2:41 "In that you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, it will be a divided kingdom; but it will have in it the toughness of iron, inasmuch as you saw the iron mixed with common clay.

Daniel 2:43 "And in that you saw the iron mixed with common clay, they will combine with one another in the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, even as iron does not combine with pottery. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

2:42 Broken - This was plain in the civil wars of the Romans, and the falling off of some countries, especially towards the end of it.

MHC:

2:31-45 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 branched into ten kingdoms, as the toes of these feet. Some were weak as clay, others strong as iron. Endeavours have often been used to unite them, for strengthening the empire, but in vain. The stone cut out without hands, represented the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, which should be set up in the kingdoms of the world, upon the ruins of Satan's kingdom in them. This was the Stone which the builders refused, because it was not cut out by their hands, but it is become the head stone of the corner. Of the increase of Christ's government and peace there shall be no end. The Lord shall reign, not only to the end of time, but when time and days shall be no more. As far as events have gone, the fulfilling this prophetic vision has been most exact and undeniable; future ages shall witness this Stone destroying the image, and filling the whole earth.

CONC:

Brittle Broken Clay Fragile Iron Kingdom Partly Pottery Readily Strong Thereof Toes

Broken Clay Earth Feet Fragile Iron Kingdom Part Partly Pottery Readily Strong Thereof Toes

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