Daniel 2:31 - Forerunner Commentary

Daniel 2:31

29 As for you, O king, thoughts came to your mind while on your bed, about what would come to pass after this; ^aand He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be.

30 ^aBut as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me because I have more wisdom than anyone living, but for our sakes who make known the interpretation to the king, ^band that you may know the thoughts of your heart.

31 “You, O king, were watching; and behold, a great image! This great image, whose splendor was excellent, stood before you; and its form was awesome.

32 ^aThis image’s head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and¹ thighs of bronze,

33 its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of¹ clay.

34 You watched while a stone was cut out ^awithout hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.

35 ^aThen the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became ^blike chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that ^cno trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image ^dbecame a great mountain ^eand filled the whole earth.

Verse Comparison: Daniel 2:31

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American Standard Version
Thou, O king, sawest, and, behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the aspect thereof was terrible.

Amplified® Bible
You, O king, saw, and behold, [there was] a great image. This image which was mighty and of exceedingly great brightness stood before you, and the appearance of it was frightening {and} terrible.

Contemporary English Version
Your Majesty, what you saw standing in front of you was a huge and terrifying statue, shining brightly.

Darby English Version
Thou, O king, sawest, and behold, a great image. This image was mighty and its brightness excellent; it stood before thee, and its appearance was terrible.

Good News Bible
"Your Majesty, in your vision you saw standing before you a giant statue, bright and shining, and terrifying to look at.

King James Version
Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.

New American Standard Bible
"You, O king, were looking and behold, there was a single great statue; that statue, which was large and of extraordinary splendor, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was awesome.

New International Version
"You looked, O king, and there before you stood a large statue—an enormous, dazzling statue, awesome in appearance.

New King James Version
'You, O king, were watching; and behold, a great image! This great image, whose splendor was excellent, stood before you; and its form was awesome.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"You, O king, looked and behold, there stood a single great statue; that statue, which appeared large and of extraordinary splendor, stood in front of you, and its appearance looked awesome.

Revised Standard Version
"You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening.

Young's Literal Translation
`Thou, O king, wast looking, and lo, a certain great image. This image `is' mighty, and its brightness excellent; it is standing over-against thee, and its appearance `is' terrible.

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