Daniel 2:32

What does Daniel 2:32 mean?

A plain-English look at Daniel 2:32 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

As for this image, its head was made of the best gold, its breast and its arms were of silver, its middle and its sides were of brass,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

This image! its head <FI>is<Fi> of good gold, its breasts and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

The head of this statue was of fine gold, but the breast and the arms of silver, and the belly and the thighs of brass.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

This image's head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass,

Context

v.31Thou, O king, sawest, and, behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the aspect thereof was terrible.

v.32This passage

v.33its legs of iron, its feet part of iron, and part of clay.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Revelation 17:4

    And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations, even the unclean things of her fornication,

  • Daniel 7:4

    The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made to stand upon two feet as a man; and a man’s heart was given to it.

  • Daniel 2:37

    Thou, O king, art king of kings, unto whom the God of heaven hath given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;

  • Daniel 4:30

    The king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

  • Daniel 11:2

    And now will I show thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and when he is waxed strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece.

  • Daniel 4:22

    it is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong; for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.

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