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Daniel 2:37-43 Daniel's Interpretation of King Nebuchadnezzar's Dream

37 You, O king, are the king of kings. The God of heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory;

38 in your hands he has placed mankind and the beasts of the field and the birds of the air. Wherever they live, he has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.

39 “After you, another kingdom will rise, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule over the whole earth.

40 Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron—for iron breaks and smashes everything—and as iron breaks things to pieces, so it will crush and break all the others.

41 Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom; yet it will have some of the strength of iron in it, even as you saw iron mixed with clay.

42 As the toes were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.

43 And just as you saw the iron mixed with baked clay, so the people will be a mixture and will not remain united, any more than iron mixes with clay.

Cross References for Daniel 2:37-43

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Daniel 4:34 - At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was res... Click to read the verse Daniel 4:34 Click to read the verse Daniel 4:34

Revelation 5:12 - In a loud voice they sang: “Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and ... Click to read the verse Revelation 5:12 Click to read the verse Revelation 5:12

Ezra 1:2 - “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: “‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the ki... Click to read the verse Ezra 1:2 Click to read the verse Ezra 1:2

Daniel 2:44 - “In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroy... Click to read the verse Daniel 2:44 Click to read the verse Daniel 2:44

Revelation 19:16 - On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: king of kings and lord of lords. Click to read the verse Revelation 19:16 Click to read the verse Revelation 19:16

Daniel 2:47 - The king said to Daniel, “Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a reveal... Click to read the verse Daniel 2:47 Click to read the verse Daniel 2:47

Matthew 6:13 - And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’ Click to read the verse Matthew 6:13 Click to read the verse Matthew 6:13

John 19:11 - Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Theref... Click to read the verse John 19:11 Click to read the verse John 19:11

Psalms 62:11 - One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard: that you, O God, are strong, Click to read the verse Psalms 62:11 Click to read the verse Psalms 62:11

Daniel 4:32 - You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass lik... Click to read the verse Daniel 4:32 Click to read the verse Daniel 4:32

Daniel 4:3 - How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; his dominio... Click to read the verse Daniel 4:3 Click to read the verse Daniel 4:3

1 Kings 4:24 - For he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, and had peace on al... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 4:24 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 4:24

Proverbs 8:15 - By me kings reign and rulers make laws that are just; Click to read the verse Proverbs 8:15 Click to read the verse Proverbs 8:15

Revelation 1:5 - and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler ... Click to read the verse Revelation 1:5 Click to read the verse Revelation 1:5

Daniel 4:25 - You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass lik... Click to read the verse Daniel 4:25 Click to read the verse Daniel 4:25

2 Chronicles 36:23 - “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: “‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the ki... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 36:23 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 36:23

Revelation 17:14 - They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lord... Click to read the verse Revelation 17:14 Click to read the verse Revelation 17:14

Daniel 5:18 - “O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness and glory ... Click to read the verse Daniel 5:18 Click to read the verse Daniel 5:18

Psalms 75:7 - But it is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another. Click to read the verse Psalms 75:7 Click to read the verse Psalms 75:7

2 Samuel 10:19 - When all the kings who were vassals of Hadadezer saw that they had been defeated by Israel, the... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 10:19 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 10:19

1 Kings 20:1 - Ben-Hadad Attacks Samaria Now Ben-Hadad king of Aram mustered his entire army. Accompanied by t... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 20:1 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 20:1

Ezekiel 26:7 - “For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: From the north I am going to bring against Tyre Nebu... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 26:7 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 26:7

Ezra 7:12 - Artaxerxes, king of kings, To Ezra the priest, a teacher of the Law of the God of heaven: Greet... Click to read the verse Ezra 7:12 Click to read the verse Ezra 7:12

Isaiah 10:8 - ‘Are not my commanders all kings?’ he says. Click to read the verse Isaiah 10:8 Click to read the verse Isaiah 10:8

Isaiah 47:5 - “Sit in silence, go into darkness, Daughter of the Babylonians; no more will you be called quee... Click to read the verse Isaiah 47:5 Click to read the verse Isaiah 47:5

2 Kings 25:28 - He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat of honor higher than those of the other kings who we... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:28 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 25:28

Hosea 8:10 - Although they have sold themselves among the nations, I will now gather them together. They wil... Click to read the verse Hosea 8:10 Click to read the verse Hosea 8:10

Jeremiah 27:6-7 - Now I will hand all your countries over to my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; I will ma... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 27:6-7 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 27:6-7

Jeremiah 28:14 - This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I will put an iron yoke on the necks o... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 28:14 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 28:14

Jeremiah 52:32 - He spoke kindly to him and gave him a seat of honor higher than those of the other kings who we... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 52:32 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 52:32

Daniel 4:26 - The command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots means that your kingdom will be resto... Click to read the verse Daniel 4:26 Click to read the verse Daniel 4:26