Daniel 2:42
What does Daniel 2:42 mean?
A plain-English look at Daniel 2:42 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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
American Standard Version · 1901And 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
Bible in Basic English · 1949And 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.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862As 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.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay: the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And [as] the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of clay, the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile.
Context
v.41And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
v.42This passage
v.43And whereas thou sawest the 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 doth not mingle with clay.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Revelation 13:1
and he stood upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy.
- Daniel 7:24
And as for the ten horns, out of this kingdom shall ten kings arise: and another shall arise after them; and he shall be diverse from the former, and he shall put down three kings.
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