Daniel 2:42
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.
Daniel 2:42 in other translations
| BSB | And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. |
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| WEB | As the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| DARBY | And as the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of clay, the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile. |
| 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. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Daniel 2:42 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 2:41-43
41-43. feet ... toes ... part ... clay ... iron--explained presently, "the kingdom shall be partly strong, partly broken" (rather, "brittle," as earthenware); and Da 2:43, "they shall mingle ... with the seed of men," that is, there will be power (in its deteriorated form, iron) mixed up with that which is wholly of man, and therefore brittle; power in the hands of the people having no internal stability, though…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 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…
Daniel 2:42 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Daniel 2:42
- Daniel 7:24
And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
- Revelation 13:1
And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
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Context
- Daniel 2:41
And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
- Daniel 2:42
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.
- Daniel 2:43
And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
Daniel 2:42 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y por ser los dedos de los pies en parte de hierro, y en parte de barro cocido, en parte será el reino fuerte, y en parte será frágil. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et quant à ce que les orteils des pieds étaient en partie de fer et en partie d’argile, le royaume sera en partie fort et sera en partie fragile. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Zehen der Füße, teils von Eisen und teils von Ton: zum Teil wird das Königreich stark sein, und ein Teil wird zerbrechlich sein. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et digitos pedum ex parte ferreos, et ex parte fictiles: ex parte regnum erit solidum, et ex parte contritum. |