Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation This mixture of iron and clay also shows that these kingdoms will try to strengthen themselves by forming alliances with each other through intermarriage. But they will not hold together, just as iron and clay do not mix. English Standard Version As you saw the iron mixed with soft clay, so they will mix with one another in marriage, but they will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with clay. Berean Standard Bible As you saw the iron mixed with clay, so the peoples will mix with one another, but will not hold together any more than iron mixes with clay. King James Bible And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. New King James Version As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay. New American Standard Bible In that you saw the iron mixed with common clay, they will combine with one another in their descendants; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not combine with pottery. NASB 1995 “And in that you saw the iron mixed with common clay, they will combine with one another in the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, even as iron does not combine with pottery. NASB 1977 “And in that you saw the iron mixed with common clay, they will combine with one another in the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, even as iron does not combine with pottery. Legacy Standard Bible And in that you saw the iron mixed with common clay; they will combine with one another in the seed of men; but they will not cling to one another, even as iron does not combine with clay. Amplified Bible And as you saw the iron mixed with common clay, so they will combine with one another in the seed of men; but they will not merge [for such diverse things or ideologies cannot unite], even as iron does not mix with clay. Christian Standard Bible You saw the iron mixed with clay—the peoples will mix with one another but will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with fired clay. Holman Christian Standard Bible You saw the iron mixed with clay—the peoples will mix with one another but will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with fired clay.” American Standard Version And whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron doth not mingle with clay. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And because you saw iron that was mixed with earth of clay, in this way they will be mixed with the seed of man, and they shall not be joined to one another, as iron does not mix with clay Brenton Septuagint Translation Whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with earthenware, they shall be mingled with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave together, as the iron does not mix itself with earthenware. Contemporary English Version This kingdom will be the result of a marriage between kingdoms, but it will crumble, just as iron and clay don't stick together. Douay-Rheims Bible And whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall be mingled indeed together with the seed of man, but they shall not stick fast one to another, as iron cannot be mixed with clay. English Revised Version And whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron doth not mingle with clay. GOD'S WORD® Translation As you saw, iron was mixed with clay. So the two parts of the kingdom will mix by intermarrying, but they will not hold together any more than iron can mix with clay. Good News Translation You also saw that the iron was mixed with the clay. This means that the rulers of that empire will try to unite their families by intermarriage, but they will not be able to, any more than iron can mix with clay. International Standard Version Just as you saw iron mixed with clay, so they will mix themselves with human offspring. Furthermore, they won't remain together, just as iron doesn't mix with clay. JPS Tanakh 1917 And whereas thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves by the seed of men; but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron doth not mingle with clay. Literal Standard Version Because you have seen iron mixed with miry clay, they are mixing themselves with the seed of men: and they are not adhering with one another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. Majority Standard Bible As you saw the iron mixed with clay, so the peoples will mix with one another, but will not hold together any more than iron mixes with clay. New American Bible The iron mixed with clay means that they shall seal their alliances by intermarriage, but they shall not stay united, any more than iron mixes with clay. NET Bible And in that you saw iron mixed with wet clay, so people will be mixed with one another without adhering to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay. New Revised Standard Version As you saw the iron mixed with clay, so will they mix with one another in marriage, but they will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with clay. New Heart English Bible And whereas you saw the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mix with one another but they shall not hold together, even as iron does not mix with clay. Webster's Bible Translation And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. World English Bible Whereas you saw the iron mixed with miry clay, they will mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they won’t cling to one another, even as iron does not mix with clay. Young's Literal Translation Because thou hast seen iron mixed with miry clay, they are mixing themselves with the seed of men: and they are not adhering one with another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. Additional Translations ... Context Daniel Interprets the Dream…42And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. 43As you saw the iron mixed with clay, so the peoples will mix with one another, but will not hold together any more than iron mixes with clay. 44In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.… Cross References Daniel 2:42 And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. Daniel 2:44 In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever. Treasury of Scripture And whereas you saw iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not join one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. one to another. Jump to Previous Adhere Baked Clay Cleave Cling Common Daughters Earth Hold Iron Marriage Mingle Miry Mix Mixed Mixes Mixture Pottery Sawest Seed Themselves Together United Whereas WivesJump to Next Adhere Baked Clay Cleave Cling Common Daughters Earth Hold Iron Marriage Mingle Miry Mix Mixed Mixes Mixture Pottery Sawest Seed Themselves Together United Whereas WivesDaniel 2 1. Nebuchadnezzar, forgetting his dream, 5. requires it of the Chaldeans, by promises and threats. 10. They acknowledging their inability are judged to die. 14. Daniel obtaining some respite finds the dream. 19. He blesses God. 24. He staying the decree is brought to the king. 31. The dream. 36. The interpretation. 46. Daniel's advancement. (43) Seed of men.--The great obscurity of this verse is partially cleared by a reference to Jeremiah 31:27. Daniel appears to be contrasting what man is endeavouring to accomplish by his own efforts with that which the God of heaven (Daniel 2:44) will carry out. Man will form his plans for uniting the discordant parts of this empire, by encouraging marriages between the royal families that rule the various component kingdoms. (Comp. Daniel 11:6; Daniel 11:17, Notes.) Hebrew As you sawחֲזַ֗יְתָ (ḥă·zay·ṯā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 2370: To gaze upon, mentally to dream, be usual the iron פַּרְזְלָא֙ (par·zə·lā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 6523: Iron mixed מְעָרַב֙ (mə·‘ā·raḇ) Verb - Piel - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 6151: To commingle with clay, בַּחֲסַ֣ף (ba·ḥă·sap̄) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2635: Clay, potsherd so the peoples בִּזְרַ֣ע (biz·ra‘) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2234: Posterity will mix with one another, מִתְעָרְבִ֤ין (miṯ·‘ā·rə·ḇîn) Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 6151: To commingle but will not וְלָֽא־ (wə·lā-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3809: Not, no hold together דָּבְקִ֖ין (dā·ḇə·qîn) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 1693: To stick to any more than וְדִ֣י (wə·ḏî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative Strong's 1768: Who, which, that, because iron פַרְזְלָ֔א (p̄ar·zə·lā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 6523: Iron mixes מִתְעָרַ֖ב (miṯ·‘ā·raḇ) Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6151: To commingle with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5974: With, equally with clay. חַסְפָּֽא׃ (ḥas·pā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 2635: Clay, potsherd Links Daniel 2:43 NIVDaniel 2:43 NLT Daniel 2:43 ESV Daniel 2:43 NASB Daniel 2:43 KJV Daniel 2:43 BibleApps.com Daniel 2:43 Biblia Paralela Daniel 2:43 Chinese Bible Daniel 2:43 French Bible Daniel 2:43 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Daniel 2:43 Whereas you saw the iron mixed (Dan. 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