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But they will not hold together, just as iron and clay do not mix.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/daniel/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/daniel/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/daniel/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/daniel/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/daniel/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/daniel/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/daniel/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/daniel/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/daniel/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/daniel/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/daniel/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/daniel/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/daniel/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />This kingdom will be the result of a marriage between kingdoms, but it will crumble, just as iron and clay don't stick together. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/daniel/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/daniel/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/daniel/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/daniel/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/daniel/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/daniel/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/daniel/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/daniel/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/daniel/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/daniel/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/daniel/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/daniel/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />That thou sawest the iron mingled with the earthen-ware, mingling for themselves with the seed of men: and not cleaving to them this with this, so as iron not mingling with burnt clay.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/daniel/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/daniel/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yet, because you saw the iron mingled with pottery from the earth, they will indeed be combined together with the offspring of man, but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron cannot be mixed with earthenware.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/daniel/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/daniel/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/daniel/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And whereas you saw iron mixed with miry clay, so they shall mix themselves with one another in marriage; but they shall not cleave one to another, just as iron does not mix with clay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/daniel/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />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<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/daniel/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/daniel/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/daniel/2-43.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/shUZJK-vYxI?start=703" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/daniel/2.htm">Daniel Interprets the Dream</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">42</span>And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. <span class="reftext">43</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1768.htm" title="1768: ḏī (Conj-w:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that, because. ">As</a> <a href="/hebrew/2370.htm" title="2370: ḥă·zay·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- See, behold. (Aramaic) or chazah (Aramaic); corresponding to chazah; to gaze upon; mentally to dream, be usual (i.e. Seem).">you saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/6523.htm" title="6523: par·zə·lā (N-msd) -- Iron. (Aramaic) corresponding to barzel; iron.">the iron</a> <a href="/hebrew/6151.htm" title="6151: mə·‘ā·raḇ (V-Piel-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To mix. (Aramaic) corresponding to arab; to commingle.">mixed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2635.htm" title="2635: ba·ḥă·sap̄ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Clay, potsherd. (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to that of chacpac; a clod.">with clay,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2917.htm" title="2917: ṭî·nā (N-msd) -- Clay. (Aramaic) perhaps, by interchange, for a word corresponding to tiyt; clay."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2234.htm" title="2234: biz·ra‘ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A seed. (Aramaic) corresponding to zera'; posterity.">so the peoples</a> <a href="/hebrew/606.htm" title="606: ’ă·nā·šā (N-msd) -- Man, mankind. (Aramaic) or renash (Aramaic); corresponding to 'enowsh; a man."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6151.htm" title="6151: miṯ·‘ā·rə·ḇîn (V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-mp) -- To mix. (Aramaic) corresponding to arab; to commingle.">will mix with one another,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1934.htm" title="1934: le·hĕ·wōn (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To become, come to pass, be. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3809.htm" title="3809: wə·lā- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. (Aramaic) or lah (Aramaic) (Dan. 4:32); corresponding to lo'.">but will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1934.htm" title="1934: le·hĕ·wōn (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To become, come to pass, be. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1693.htm" title="1693: dā·ḇə·qîn (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To cling. (Aramaic) corresponding to dabaq; to stick to.">hold together</a> <a href="/hebrew/1836.htm" title="1836: də·nāh (Pro-ms) -- This. (Aramaic) an orthographical variation of dek; this."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5974.htm" title="5974: ‘im- (Prep) -- With. (Aramaic) corresponding to im."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1836.htm" title="1836: də·nāh (Pro-ms) -- This. (Aramaic) an orthographical variation of dek; this."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1888.htm" title="1888: hê- (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! (Aramaic) or har (Aramaic); corresponding to he'.">any more</a> <a href="/hebrew/1768.htm" title="1768: ḵə·ḏî (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that, because. ">than</a> <a href="/hebrew/6523.htm" title="6523: p̄ar·zə·lā (N-msd) -- Iron. (Aramaic) corresponding to barzel; iron.">iron</a> <a href="/hebrew/3809.htm" title="3809: lā (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. (Aramaic) or lah (Aramaic) (Dan. 4:32); corresponding to lo'."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6151.htm" title="6151: miṯ·‘ā·raḇ (V-Hitpael-Prtcpl-ms) -- To mix. (Aramaic) corresponding to arab; to commingle.">mixes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5974.htm" title="5974: ‘im- (Prep) -- With. (Aramaic) corresponding to im.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/2635.htm" title="2635: ḥas·pā (N-msd) -- Clay, potsherd. (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to that of chacpac; a clod.">clay.</a> </span><span class="reftext">44</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-12.htm">Revelation 17:12-13</a></span><br />The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings along with the beast. / These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Revelation 17:16-17</a></span><br />And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. / For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/13-1.htm">Revelation 13:1-2</a></span><br />Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. / The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-19.htm">Revelation 19:19-21</a></span><br />Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army. / But the beast was captured along with the false prophet, who on its behalf had performed signs deceiving those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image. Both the beast and the false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur. / And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-26.htm">Revelation 2:26-27</a></span><br />And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations. / He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-3.htm">Revelation 12:3</a></span><br />Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-10.htm">Revelation 17:10</a></span><br />There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, and the other has not yet come. But when he does come, he must remain for only a little while.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-18.htm">Revelation 17:18</a></span><br />And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2-3</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast. / All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9-10</a></span><br />Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. / In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-23.htm">Revelation 18:23</a></span><br />The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a></span><br />And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-4.htm">Revelation 20:4</a></span><br />Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-27.htm">Jeremiah 31:27-28</a></span><br />“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and of beast. / Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-32</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">one to another.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/41-17.htm">Adhere</a> <a href="/daniel/2-41.htm">Baked</a> <a href="/daniel/2-42.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-4.htm">Cleave</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-4.htm">Cling</a> <a href="/daniel/2-41.htm">Common</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-18.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/daniel/2-42.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-6.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/daniel/2-42.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-6.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-22.htm">Mingle</a> <a href="/daniel/2-41.htm">Miry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Mix</a> <a href="/daniel/2-41.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/hosea/7-8.htm">Mixes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-5.htm">Mixture</a> <a href="/daniel/2-42.htm">Pottery</a> <a href="/daniel/2-41.htm">Sawest</a> <a href="/daniel/1-3.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/46-3.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/daniel/2-35.htm">Together</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-5.htm">United</a> <a href="/daniel/2-41.htm">Whereas</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-22.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/29-34.htm">Adhere</a> <a href="/genesis/19-3.htm">Baked</a> <a href="/daniel/2-45.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/daniel/11-34.htm">Cleave</a> <a href="/jonah/2-8.htm">Cling</a> <a href="/matthew/27-27.htm">Common</a> <a href="/hosea/4-13.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/daniel/4-1.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/hosea/12-6.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/daniel/2-45.htm">Iron</a> <a href="/daniel/11-17.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/luke/13-1.htm">Mingle</a> <a href="/psalms/40-2.htm">Miry</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Mix</a> <a href="/hosea/7-4.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/hosea/7-8.htm">Mixes</a> <a href="/matthew/27-34.htm">Mixture</a> <a href="/romans/9-21.htm">Pottery</a> <a href="/daniel/2-45.htm">Sawest</a> <a href="/daniel/9-1.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/daniel/4-12.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/daniel/3-2.htm">Together</a> <a href="/daniel/11-30.htm">United</a> <a href="/daniel/4-23.htm">Whereas</a> <a href="/daniel/5-2.htm">Wives</a><div class="vheading2">Daniel 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/2-1.htm">Nebuchadnezzar, forgetting his dream, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/2-5.htm">requires it of the Chaldeans, by promises and threats.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/2-10.htm">They acknowledging their inability are judged to die.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/2-14.htm">Daniel obtaining some respite finds the dream.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/2-19.htm">He blesses God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/2-24.htm">He staying the decree is brought to the king.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/2-31.htm">The dream.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/2-36.htm">The interpretation.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/daniel/2-46.htm">Daniel's advancement.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The iron represents strength, while the clay signifies fragility. Historically, this symbolizes the Roman Empire, known for its military might (iron) but also its internal divisions and eventual decline (clay). The mixture suggests a kingdom that appears strong but is inherently unstable. This imagery is consistent with the biblical theme of human kingdoms being temporary and flawed compared to God's eternal kingdom.<p><b>so the peoples will mix with one another</b><br>The mixing of peoples can be seen as a reference to the diverse and multicultural nature of the Roman Empire, which incorporated various nations and ethnic groups. This diversity, while a source of strength, also led to internal conflicts and a lack of cohesion. Biblically, this can be compared to the Tower of Babel (<a href="/genesis/11.htm">Genesis 11:1-9</a>), where God scattered the people and confused their language, highlighting the challenges of unity without divine guidance.<p><b>but will not hold together</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the inherent instability and eventual disintegration of the kingdom represented by the iron and clay. Historically, the Roman Empire struggled with internal strife, political corruption, and external pressures, leading to its fall. This serves as a reminder of the transient nature of earthly powers and the ultimate sovereignty of God. In a broader biblical context, it reflects the prophecy of kingdoms rising and falling until the establishment of God's unshakeable kingdom (<a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44</a>).<p><b>any more than iron mixes with clay</b><br>The incompatibility of iron and clay symbolizes the difficulty of maintaining unity in a diverse and divided empire. This imagery underscores the prophetic message that human efforts to create lasting unity and peace apart from God are doomed to fail. Theologically, it points to the need for a kingdom founded on divine principles, as fulfilled in the person and work of Jesus Christ, who establishes a kingdom that will never be destroyed (<a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44</a>, <a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Revelation 11:15</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/daniel.htm">Daniel</a></b><br>A Hebrew prophet and the main character in the Book of Daniel, who interprets King Nebuchadnezzar's dream.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/nebuchadnezzar.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a></b><br>The King of Babylon who has a troubling dream about a statue made of various materials.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire ruled by Nebuchadnezzar, representing the head of gold in the dream.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_statue.htm">The Statue</a></b><br>A symbolic representation of successive world empires, made of different materials, each with its own significance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/iron_and_clay.htm">Iron and Clay</a></b><br>The materials representing the feet and toes of the statue, symbolizing a divided kingdom with inherent weaknesses.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fragility_of_human_kingdoms.htm">The Fragility of Human Kingdoms</a></b><br>Human efforts to create lasting unity and power are inherently flawed, as symbolized by the iron mixed with clay. This reminds us of the temporary nature of earthly kingdoms.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>Despite the apparent strength of empires, God is ultimately in control. The vision of the statue shows that all human kingdoms will eventually fall before God's eternal kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_unity.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Unity</a></b><br>Just as iron and clay do not mix, attempts to unite people without a common spiritual foundation are doomed to fail. True unity is found in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy_in_understanding_god's_plan.htm">The Role of Prophecy in Understanding God's Plan</a></b><br>Prophecies like Daniel's provide insight into God's overarching plan for history, encouraging believers to trust in His ultimate victory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_daniel_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Daniel 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_roman_empire_reviving_now.htm">Is the Roman Empire being revived today?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_daniel's_empires_match_history.htm">How does the sequence of empires in Daniel 2:37-43 align with actual historical timelines, given the lack of comprehensive archaeological evidence to fully verify each kingdom's role?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_daniel_2_44_align_with_history.htm">If Daniel 2:44 promises a final, everlasting kingdom, how do we reconcile this claim with the continuing rise and fall of nations throughout history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_nebuchadnezzar_dream_about.htm">What did Nebuchadnezzar dream about?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/daniel/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(43) <span class= "bld">Seed of men.--</span>The great obscurity of this verse is partially cleared by a reference to <a href="/jeremiah/31-27.htm" title="Behold, the days come, said the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.">Jeremiah 31:27</a>. Daniel appears to be contrasting what man is endeavouring to accomplish by his own efforts with that which the God of heaven (<a href="/daniel/2-44.htm" title="And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven 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 for ever.">Daniel 2:44</a>) 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. <a href="/daniel/11-6.htm" title="And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.">Daniel 11:6</a>; <a href="/daniel/11-17.htm" title="He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.">Daniel 11:17</a>, Notes.)<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/daniel/2-43.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">As you saw</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲזַ֗יְתָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·zay·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2370.htm">Strong's 2370: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gaze upon, mentally to dream, be usual</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the iron</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְזְלָא֙</span> <span class="translit">(par·zə·lā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular determinate<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6523.htm">Strong's 6523: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iron</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mixed</span><br /><span class="heb">מְעָרַב֙</span> <span class="translit">(mə·‘ā·raḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6151.htm">Strong's 6151: </a> </span><span class="str2">To commingle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with clay,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחֲסַ֣ף</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥă·sap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2635.htm">Strong's 2635: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clay, potsherd</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so the peoples</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּזְרַ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(biz·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2234.htm">Strong's 2234: </a> </span><span class="str2">Posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will mix with one another,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִתְעָרְבִ֤ין</span> <span class="translit">(miṯ·‘ā·rə·ḇîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6151.htm">Strong's 6151: </a> </span><span class="str2">To commingle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but will not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלָֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lā-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3809.htm">Strong's 3809: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hold together</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּבְקִ֖ין</span> <span class="translit">(dā·ḇə·qîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1693.htm">Strong's 1693: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stick to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">any more than</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1768.htm">Strong's 1768: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, that, because</span><br /><br /><span class="word">iron</span><br /><span class="heb">פַרְזְלָ֔א</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ar·zə·lā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular determinate<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6523.htm">Strong's 6523: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iron</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mixes</span><br /><span class="heb">מִתְעָרַ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(miṯ·‘ā·raḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6151.htm">Strong's 6151: </a> </span><span class="str2">To commingle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5974.htm">Strong's 5974: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">clay.</span><br /><span class="heb">חַסְפָּֽא׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥas·pā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular determinate<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2635.htm">Strong's 2635: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clay, potsherd</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/daniel/2-43.htm">Daniel 2:43 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/daniel/2-43.htm">Daniel 2:43 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/daniel/2-43.htm">Daniel 2:43 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/daniel/2-43.htm">Daniel 2:43 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/daniel/2-43.htm">Daniel 2:43 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/daniel/2-43.htm">Daniel 2:43 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/daniel/2-43.htm">Daniel 2:43 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/daniel/2-43.htm">Daniel 2:43 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/daniel/2-43.htm">Daniel 2:43 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/daniel/2-43.htm">Daniel 2:43 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/daniel/2-43.htm">OT Prophets: Daniel 2:43 Whereas you saw the iron mixed (Dan. 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