42As the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.


In Context

39 After you shall arise another kingdom inferior to you; and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

40 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.

41 Whereas you saw the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, because you saw the iron mixed with miry clay.

42 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 Whereas you saw the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cling to one another, even as iron does not mingle with clay.

44 In the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall its sovereignty be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.

Daniel 2:42 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:42And [as] the toes of the feet [were] part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:42As the toes were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:42And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:42And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:42And as the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of clay, the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:42And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:42And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:42As to the toes of the feet, part of them iron, and part of them clay: some part of the kingdom is strong, and some part of it is brittle.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:42And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.