Daniel 2:33

2:33 Its legs were of iron; its feet were partly of iron and partly of clay. ¹ 

Daniel 2:40-41

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 ²  all of these metals, ³  so it will break in pieces and crush the others. ⁴  2:41 In that you were seeing feet and toes ⁵  partly of wet clay ⁶  and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom. Some of the strength of iron will be in it, for you saw iron mixed with wet clay. ⁷ 

Daniel 5:4

5:4 As they drank wine, they praised the gods of gold and silver, bronze, iron, wood, and stone.

Daniel 2:43

2:43 And ⁸  in that you saw iron mixed with wet clay, so people will be mixed ⁹  with one another ¹⁰  without adhering to one another, just as ¹¹  iron does not mix with clay.

Daniel 2:34

2:34 You were watching as ¹²  a stone was cut out, ¹³  but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its iron and clay feet, breaking them in pieces.

Daniel 2:42

2:42 In that the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, the latter stages of this kingdom will be partly strong and partly fragile.

Daniel 2:45

2:45 You saw that a stone was cut from a mountain, but not by human hands; it smashed the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold into pieces. The great God has made known to the king what will occur in the future. ¹⁴  The dream is certain, and its interpretation is reliable.”

Daniel 4:15

4:15 But leave its taproot ¹⁵  in the ground,

with a band of iron and bronze around it ¹⁶ 

surrounded by the grass of the field.

Let it become damp with the dew of the sky,

and let it live with ¹⁷  the animals in the grass of the land.

Daniel 7:19

7:19 “Then I wanted to know the meaning ¹⁸  of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others. It was very dreadful, with two rows of iron teeth and bronze claws, and it devoured, crushed, and trampled anything that was left with its feet.

Daniel 2:35

2:35 Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were broken in pieces without distinction ¹⁹  and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors that the wind carries away. Not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the statue became a large mountain that filled the entire earth.

Daniel 4:23

4:23 As for the king seeing a holy sentinel coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Chop down the tree and destroy it, but leave its taproot in the ground, with a band of iron and bronze around it, surrounded by the grass of the field. Let it become damp with the dew of the sky, and let it live with the wild animals, until seven periods of time go by for him’ –

Daniel 7:7

7:7 “After these things, as I was watching in the night visions ²⁰  a fourth beast appeared – one dreadful, terrible, and very strong. ²¹  It had two large rows ²²  of iron teeth. It devoured and crushed, and anything that was left it trampled with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that came before it, and it had ten horns.

Daniel 5:23

5:23 Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You brought before you the vessels from his temple, and you and your nobles, together with your wives and concubines, drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone – gods ²³  that cannot see or hear or comprehend! But you have not glorified the God who has in his control ²⁴  your very breath and all your ways!

[2:33]  ¹ sn Clay refers to baked clay, which – though hard – was also fragile. Cf. the reference in v. 41 to “wet clay.”

[2:40]  ² tc Theodotion and the Vulgate lack the phrase “and as iron breaks in pieces.”

[2:40]  ³ tn The Aramaic text does not have this word, but it has been added in the translation for clarity.

[2:40]  ⁴ tn The words “the others” are supplied from the context.

[2:41]  ³ tc The LXX lacks “and toes.”

[2:41]  ⁴ tn Aram “potter’s clay.”

[2:41]  ⁵ tn Aram “clay of clay” (also in v. 43).

[2:43]  ⁴ tc The present translation reads the conjunction, with most medieval Hebrew MSS, LXX, Vulgate, and the Qere. The Kethib lacks the conjunction.

[2:43]  ⁵ sn The reference to people being mixed is usually understood to refer to intermarriage.

[2:43]  ⁶ tn Aram “with the seed of men.”

[2:43]  ⁷ tc The present translation reads הֵיךְ דִּי (hekh diy) rather than the MT הֵא־כְדִי (he’-khÿdi). It is a case of wrong word division.

[2:34]  ⁵ tn Aram “until.”

[2:34]  ⁶ tc The LXX, Theodotion, and the Vulgate have “from a mountain,” though this is probably a harmonization with v. 45.

[2:45]  ⁶ tn Aram “after this.”

[4:15]  ⁷ tn Aram “the stock of its root.” So also v. 23. The implication here is that although the tree is chopped down, it is not killed. Its life-giving root is spared. The application to Nebuchadnezzar is obvious.

[4:15]  ⁸ sn The function of the band of iron and bronze is not entirely clear, but it may have had to do with preventing the splitting or further deterioration of the portion of the tree that was left after being chopped down. By application it would then refer to the preservation of Nebuchadnezzar’s life during the time of his insanity.

[4:15]  ⁹ tn Aram “its lot be.”

[7:19]  ⁸ tn Aram “to make certain.”

[2:35]  ⁹ tn Aram “as one.” For the meaning “without distinction” see the following: F. Rosenthal, Grammar, 36, §64, and p. 93; E. Vogt, Lexicon linguae aramaicae, 60.

[7:7]  ¹⁰ tn The Aramaic text has also “and behold.” So also in vv. 8, 13.

[7:7]  ¹¹ sn The fourth animal differs from the others in that it is nondescript. Apparently it was so fearsome that Daniel could find nothing with which to compare it. Attempts to identify this animal as an elephant or other known creature are conjectural.

[7:7]  ¹² tn The Aramaic word for “teeth” is dual rather than plural, suggesting two rows of teeth.

[5:23]  ¹¹ tn Aram “which.”

[5:23]  ¹² tn Aram “in whose hand [are].”