Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

A fourth kingdom will be as strong as iron; for iron crushes and shatters everything, and like iron that smashes, it will crush and smash all the others.

New American Standard Bible

Then there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; inasmuch as iron crushes and shatters all things, so, like iron that breaks in pieces, it will crush and break all these in pieces.

King James Version

And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.

International Standard Version

Then there will be a fourth kingdom, as strong as iron. Just as all things are broken to pieces and shattered by iron, so it will shatter and crush everything.

A Conservative Version

And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, inasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things. And as iron that crushes all these, it shall break in pieces and crush.

American Standard Version

And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things; and as iron that crusheth all these, shall it break in pieces and crush.

Amplified

Then a fourth kingdom (Rome) will be strong as iron, for iron breaks to pieces and shatters all things; and like iron which crushes things in pieces, it will break and crush all these [others].

Bible in Basic English

And the fourth kingdom will be strong as iron: because, as all things are broken and overcome by iron, so it will have the power of crushing and smashing down all the earth.

Darby Translation

And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth everything, and as iron that breaketh all these, so shall it break in pieces and bruise.

Julia Smith Translation

And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, because that iron beats small, and makes thin all: and as iron breaks all these, it shall beat small and break.

King James 2000

And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: since iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things: and as iron that breaks all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And fourth kingdom will be strong as iron, [and] {just as} iron crushes and smashes {everything}, and as iron shatters all of these [other metals], [so] it will crush and it will shatter [these nations].

Modern King James verseion

And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron. Since iron crushes and smashes all things; and as the iron that shatters all these, it will crush and shatter.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron. For like as iron bruiseth and breaketh all things: Yea even as iron beateth everything down, so shall it beat down and destroy.

NET Bible

Then there will be a fourth kingdom, one strong like iron. Just like iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything, and as iron breaks in pieces all of these metals, so it will break in pieces and crush the others.

New Heart English Bible

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.

The Emphasized Bible

And, the fourth kingdom, shall be hard as iron, - in like manner as iron breaketh in pieces and crusheth all things, - even as iron which bringeth to ruins all these, shall it break in pieces and bring to ruins.

Webster

And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.

World English Bible

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.

Youngs Literal Translation

And the fourth kingdom is strong as iron, because that iron is breaking small, and making feeble, all things, even as iron that is breaking all these, it beateth small and breaketh.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the fourth
רביעי 
R@biy`ay (Aramaic) 
Usage: 6

מלכוּ 
Malkuw (Aramaic) 
Usage: 57

shall be
הוה הוא 
Hava' (Aramaic) 
be, was,
Usage: 70

תּקּיף 
Taqqiyph (Aramaic) 
Usage: 5

as iron
פּרזל 
Parzel (Aramaic) 
Usage: 20

פּרזל 
Parzel (Aramaic) 
Usage: 20

דּקק 
D@qaq (Aramaic) 
Usage: 9

and subdueth
חשׁל 
Chashal (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

all
כּל 
Kol (Aramaic) 
כּל 
Kol (Aramaic) 
all, any, whole, as, every, because , as , no, whosoever ,
all, any, whole, as, every, because , as , no, whosoever ,
Usage: 104
Usage: 104

things and as
קבל קבל 
Q@bel (Aramaic) 
Usage: 29

פּרזל 
Parzel (Aramaic) 
Usage: 20

רעע 
R@`a` (Aramaic) 
Usage: 2

אלּן אלּין 
'illeyn (Aramaic) 
these, the
Usage: 6

דּקק 
D@qaq (Aramaic) 
Usage: 9

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

Daniel Praises God And Interprets The King's Dream

39 “After you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours, and then another, a third kingdom, of bronze, which will rule the whole earth. 40 A fourth kingdom will be as strong as iron; for iron crushes and shatters everything, and like iron that smashes, it will crush and smash all the others. 41 You saw the feet and toes, partly of a potter’s fired clay and partly of iron—it will be a divided kingdom, though some of the strength of iron will be in it. You saw the iron mixed with clay,



Cross References

Daniel 7:7

“While I was watching in the night visions, a fourth beast appeared, frightening and dreadful, and incredibly strong, with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed, and it trampled with its feet whatever was left. It was different from all the beasts before it, and it had 10 horns.

Jeremiah 15:12

Can anyone smash iron,
iron from the north, or bronze?

Daniel 2:33

its legs were iron, and its feet were partly iron and partly fired clay.

Daniel 7:19-26

“Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, the one different from all the others, extremely terrifying, with iron teeth and bronze claws, devouring, crushing, and trampling with its feet whatever was left.

Daniel 8:24

His power will be great,
but it will not be his own.
He will cause terrible destruction
and succeed in whatever he does.
He will destroy the powerful
along with the holy people.

Daniel 9:26

After those 62 weeks
the Messiah will be cut off
and will have nothing.
The people of the coming prince
will destroy the city and the sanctuary.
The end will come with a flood,
and until the end there will be war;
desolations are decreed.

Daniel 11:36-45

“Then the king will do whatever he wants. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god, and he will say outrageous things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, because what has been decreed will be accomplished.

Amos 1:3

The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing Damascus
for three crimes, even four,
because they threshed Gilead with iron sledges.

John 11:48

If we let Him continue in this way, everyone will believe in Him! Then the Romans will come and remove both our place and our nation.”

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