that thou shalt take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
Daniel 2:32 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 As for this image, his head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze, 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, Common English Bible The statue’s head was made of pure gold; its chest and arms were made from silver; its abdomen and hips were made of bronze. Catholic Public Domain Version The head of this statue was of the finest gold, but the breast and the arms were of silver, and further on, the belly and the thighs were of brass; English Standard Version 2016 The head of this image was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its middle and thighs of bronze, |
that thou shalt take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!
Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORD'S hand; that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunk of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.
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.
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?
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,