Daniel 2:40

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, for as much as iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything; and as iron that crushes all these, it shall break in pieces and crush.

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  • Dan 7:7 : 7 After this, I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and trampled what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.
  • Dan 11:36-45 : 36 And the king shall do according to his will; he shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak unusual things against the God of gods, and shall prosper until the indignation is accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done. 37 He shall not regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall magnify himself above all. 38 But in their place, he shall honor a god of fortresses; a god whom his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things. 39 Thus he shall deal with the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, whom he shall acknowledge and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many and divide the land for gain. 40 At the time of the end, shall the king of the south push at him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and many ships; and he shall enter the countries and shall overflow and pass over. 41 He shall also enter the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown; but these shall escape from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. 42 He shall stretch forth his hand upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. 43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt; and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall follow at his steps. 44 But news from the east and the north shall trouble him; therefore, he shall go forth with great fury to destroy and annihilate many. 45 And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the seas, in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
  • Amos 1:3 : 3 Thus says the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have threshed Gilead with instruments of iron:
  • John 11:48 : 48 If we let him alone like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.
  • Jer 15:12 : 12 Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel?
  • Dan 2:33 : 33 Its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.
  • Dan 7:19-26 : 19 Then I desired to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled the rest with its feet. 20 And about the ten horns that were on its head, and the other which came up, and before which three fell; even that horn that had eyes and a mouth that spoke very great things, whose appearance was greater than its companions. 21 I watched, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them, 22 until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. 23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all other kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise; and another shall rise after them, and he shall be different from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. 25 And he shall speak great words against the Most High and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and think to change times and laws; and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time. 26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and destroy it until the end.
  • Dan 8:24 : 24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wondrously, and shall prosper, and thrive, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
  • Dan 9:26 : 26 And after sixty-two weeks, the Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; its end shall be with a flood, and until the end of the war desolations are determined.

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  • Dan 2:41-45
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    41And as you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it some of the strength of the iron, for as much as you saw the iron mixed with miry clay.

    42And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile.

    43And as you saw iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men, but they shall not hold together, even as iron does not mix with clay.

    44And in the days of these kings, the God of heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.

    45For as much as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God has made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.

  • Dan 2:31-39
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    31You, O king, saw, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and its form was awesome.

    32This image's head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze,

    33Its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.

    34You watched until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.

    35Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that no trace of them was found: and the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

    36This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation before the king.

    37You, O king, are a king of kings, for the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory.

    38And wherever the children of men dwell, or the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens, he has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all. You are this head of gold.

    39And after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to you, and a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.

  • Dan 7:23-24
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    23Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all other kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

    24And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise; and another shall rise after them, and he shall be different from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.

  • Dan 8:22-24
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    22Now that horn being broken, and four stood up in its place, four kingdoms shall arise out of the nation, but not with his power.

    23And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their full measure, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall arise.

    24And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wondrously, and shall prosper, and thrive, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.

  • Dan 7:17-20
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    17These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.

    18But the saints of the Most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.

    19Then I desired to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled the rest with its feet.

    20And about the ten horns that were on its head, and the other which came up, and before which three fell; even that horn that had eyes and a mouth that spoke very great things, whose appearance was greater than its companions.

  • Dan 7:6-7
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    6After this, I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it.

    7After this, I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and trampled what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.

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    9You shall break them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

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    2And now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings shall stand in Persia, and the fourth shall be far richer than all of them: and by his strength, through his riches, he shall stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.

    3And a mighty king shall stand up, who shall rule with great dominion and do according to his will.

    4And when he stands up, his kingdom shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven; not to his descendants, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be uprooted, even for others besides them.

    5And the king of the south shall be strong, also one of his princes; and he shall be stronger than him and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.

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    27'He shall rule them with a rod of iron; they shall be dashed to pieces like the potter's vessels'—as I also have received from my Father;

  • Dan 4:22-26
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    22it is you, O king, who have grown and become strong, for your greatness has grown and reaches unto heaven, and your dominion to the end of the earth.

    23And as the king saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, 'Cut the tree down and destroy it; yet leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him.

    24This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king:

    25That they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make you to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet you with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He will.

    26And as they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots; your kingdom shall be sure to you, after you have known that the heavens do rule.

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    12Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel?

  • Mic 4:13
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    13Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; for I will make your horn iron, and I will make your hoofs bronze, and you shall beat in pieces many people, and I will consecrate their gain to the LORD, and their substance to the Lord of the whole earth.

  • Dan 4:31-32
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    31While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken; The kingdom has departed from you.

    32And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; they shall make you eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He will.

  • Dan 11:39-40
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    39Thus he shall deal with the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, whom he shall acknowledge and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many and divide the land for gain.

    40At the time of the end, shall the king of the south push at him; and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, horsemen, and many ships; and he shall enter the countries and shall overflow and pass over.

  • Dan 7:14
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    14And there was given to him dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.

  • Dan 7:26-27
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    26But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and destroy it until the end.

    27And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

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    4The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings. I watched until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on its feet like a man, and a man's heart was given to it.

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    15Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, bound with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth.

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    14For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also.

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    18His bones are as strong pieces of bronze; his bones are like bars of iron.

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    8Therefore the he goat became very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and in its place came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.