KJV King James Version
And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all [things]: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
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Daniel 2:40
And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all [things]: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; for iron shatters and crushes all things, and like iron that crushes all things, it will shatter and crush all the others.
WEB World English Bible
The fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, because iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things; and as iron that crushes all these, shall it break in pieces and crush.
ASV American Standard Version
And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things; and as iron that crusheth all these, shall it break in pieces and crush.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the fourth kingdom is strong as iron, because that iron is breaking small, and making feeble, all things, even as iron that is breaking all these, it beateth small and breaketh.
Surrounding context — Daniel 2
37 Thou, O king, [art] a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou [art] this head of gold.
39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all [things]: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
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.
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.
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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּמַלְכוּ֙H4437 · mal.khukingdomרְבִ֣יעָאָ֔הH7244 · re.vi.ayfourthתֶּהֱוֵ֥אH1934 · ha.vato beתַקִּיפָ֖הH8624 · taq.qiphstrongכְּפַרְזְלָ֑אH6523 · par.zelironכָּל־H9005 · lto/forקֳבֵ֗לH6903 · qe.velbeforeדִּ֤יH1768 · dithatפַרְזְלָא֙H6523 · par.zelironמְהַדֵּ֤קH1855 · de.qaqto break upוְחָשֵׁל֙H2827 · cha.shalto shatterכֹּ֔לָּאH3606 · kolallוּֽכְפַרְזְלָ֛אH6523 · par.zelironדִּֽי־H1768 · dithatמְרָעַ֥עH7490 · re.ato breakכָּל־H3606 · kolallאִלֵּ֖יןH459 · il.lentheseתַּדִּ֥קH1855 · de.qaqto break upוְתֵרֹֽעַ׃H7490 · re.ato break
Cross-references
Daniel 7:7After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it [was] diverse from all the beasts that [were] before it; and it had ten horns.Daniel 7:19-26Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth [were of] iron, and his nails [of] brass; [which] devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;Daniel 11:36-45And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.John 11:48If we let him thus alone, all [men] will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.Daniel 8:24And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.Daniel 9:26And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof [shall be] with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.Jeremiah 15:12Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel?Daniel 2:33His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.Amos 1:3Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:
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