Daniel 2:40

2:40 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 ¹  all of these metals, ²  so it will break in pieces and crush the others. ³ 

Daniel 8:17

8:17 So he approached the place where I was standing. As he came, I felt terrified and fell flat on the ground. ⁴  Then he said to me, “Understand, son of man, ⁵  that the vision pertains to the time of the end.”

Daniel 11:14

11:14 “In those times many will oppose ⁶  the king of the south. ⁷  Those who are violent ⁸  among your own people will rise up in confirmation of ⁹  the vision, but they will falter.

¹ tc Theodotion and the Vulgate lack the phrase “and as iron breaks in pieces.”

² tn The Aramaic text does not have this word, but it has been added in the translation for clarity.

³ tn The words “the others” are supplied from the context.

⁴ tn Heb “on my face.”

⁵ tn Or “human one.”

⁷ tn Heb “stand against.”

⁸ sn This was Ptolemy V Epiphanes (ca. 203-181 B.C.).

⁹ tn Heb “sons of violence.” “Son(s) is sometimes used idiomatically in Hebrew to indicate that someone is characterized by a certain quality. So the expression “sons of violence” means that these individuals will be characterized by violent deeds.

¹⁰ tn Heb “to cause to stand.”