Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly potter’s clay and partly iron, so this will be a divided kingdom. It will have some of the strength of the iron, for you saw the iron mixed with clay.
Daniel 2:42 - Tree of Life Version As the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of [baked] clay [of the potter], so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle and broken. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible so that the toes were made from a mixture of iron and clay. Part of the kingdom will be mighty, but part of it will be fragile. Catholic Public Domain Version And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, part the kingdom will be strong and part will be crushed. English Standard Version 2016 And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle. |
Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly potter’s clay and partly iron, so this will be a divided kingdom. It will have some of the strength of the iron, for you saw the iron mixed with clay.
Just as you saw iron mixed with clay, people will mix with one another, but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay.
As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will arise. Another will arise after them, but he will be different from the previous ones; he will subdue three kings.
Then I saw a beast rising out of the sea, that had ten horns and seven heads. On his horns were ten royal crowns, and upon his heads were slanderous names.