Verse List for DAN 2:40

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OET (OET-RV) Then there’ll be a fourth kingdom that’s strong as iron—because iron crushes and shatters all things. Like an iron sledge-hammer that smashes things into pieces, it will smash all those others into broken pieces.

OET-LV And_a _kingdom fourth[fn] it _will _be strong like_(the)_iron as_to because that the_iron is_shattering and_is_crushing (the)_everything and_like_(the)_iron which is_crushing all _of these it _will _shatter and_it _will _crush.

ULT And a fourth kingdom will be, strong as iron, all before that iron is crushing and shattering everything. And like iron that is breaking, it will crush and break all of these.

UST After that, there will be a fourth great kingdom. The iron part of the statue represents that kingdom. It will be very strong, just as iron is so strong that it crushes and breaks whatever it strikes. The army of this kingdom will conquer the territory of the previous kingdoms as if it were an iron weapon smashing them.

BSB & MSB Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; for iron shatters and crushes all things, and like iron that crushes all things, it will shatter and crush all the others.

OEB No OEB DAN book available

WEBBE & WMBB The fourth kingdom will be strong as iron, because iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things; and as iron that crushes all these, it will break in pieces and crush.

NET 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.

LSV 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 beats small and breaks.

FBV The fourth kingdom will be strong as iron and in the same way that iron crushes and smashes everything—it will crush and smash all others.

T4T After that kingdom ends, there will be a fourth great kingdom. The iron parts of the statue represent that kingdom. The army of that kingdom will smash the previous kingdoms, just like iron smashes everything that it strikes.

LEB And a fourth kingdom will be strong as iron, and _⌊just as_⌋[fn] iron crushes and smashes _⌊everything_⌋,[fn] and as iron shatters all of these other metals, so it will crush and it will shatter these nations.

BBE 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.

Moff The fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron; for, as iron breaks everything to bits and beats it down, so shall it break and crush, like the iron that crushes all else.

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

ASV 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.

DRA And the fourth kingdom shall be as iron. As iron breaketh into pieces, and subdueth all things, so shall that break and destroy all these.

YLT 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.

Drby 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.

RV 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.
(And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh/breaks in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that crusheth all these, shall it break in pieces and crush.)

SLT 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh/breaks in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh/breaks all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.)

KJB-1611 And the fourth kingdome shall be strong as yron: forasmuch as yron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things; and as yron that breaketh all these, shall it breake in pieces and bruise.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps The fourth kingdome shalbe strong as iron: for as iron breaketh in peeces and subdueth all thinges, and as iron bruiseth all these thinges, so shall it breake in peeces and bruise all.
(The fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: for as iron breaketh/breaks in pieces and subdueth all things, and as iron bruiseth all these things, so shall it break in pieces and bruise all.)

Gnva And the fourth kingdome shall be strong as yron: for as yron breaketh in pieces, and subdueth all things, and as yron bruiseth all these things, so shall it breake in pieces, and bruise all.
(And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: for as iron breaketh/breaks in pieces, and subdueth all things, and as iron bruiseth all these things, so shall it break in pieces, and bruise all.)

Cvdl The fourth kingdome shal be as stronge as yron. For like as yron brusseth and breaketh all thinges: Yee euen as yron beateth euery thinge downe, so shal it beate downe and destroye.
(The fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron. For like as iron brusseth and breaketh/breaks all things: Ye/You_all even as iron beateth every thing down, so shall it beat down and destroye.)

Wycl And the fourthe rewme schal be as irun, as irun makith lesse, and makith tame alle thingis, so it schal make lesse, and schal al to-breke alle these rewmes.
(And the forth realm shall be as iron, as iron maketh/makes less, and maketh/makes tame all things, so it shall make less, and shall all break all these realms.)

Luth Das vierte wird hart sein wie Eisen. Denn gleichwie Eisen alles zermalmet und zerschlägt, ja, wie Eisen alles zerbricht, also wird es auch alles zermalmen und zerbrechen.
(The fourth becomes hard be as/like iron. Because same_as iron all/everything crushes and smashes/crushes, ya, as/like iron all/everything breaks/shatters, also becomes it also all/everything crush and break/shatter.)

ClVg Et regnum quartum erit velut ferrum: quomodo ferrum comminuit, et domat omnia, sic comminuet, et conteret omnia hæc.
(And kingdom fourth will_be like/as iron: how iron broke, and domat everything, so will_break, and would_crush everything these_things.)

UHB וּ⁠מַלְכוּ֙ רביעיה תֶּהֱוֵ֥א תַקִּיפָ֖ה כְּ⁠פַרְזְלָ֑⁠א כָּ⁠ל־קֳבֵ֗ל דִּ֤י פַרְזְלָ⁠א֙ מְהַדֵּ֤ק וְ⁠חָשֵׁל֙ כֹּ֔לָּ⁠א וּֽ⁠כְ⁠פַרְזְלָ֛⁠א דִּֽי־מְרָעַ֥ע כָּל־אִלֵּ֖ין תַּדִּ֥ק וְ⁠תֵרֹֽעַ׃ ‡

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