Daniel 2:39

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“But after you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule the whole earth.”

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BSBPD

“But after you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule the whole earth.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee; and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And after thee doth rise up another kingdom lower than those, and another third kingdom of brass, that doth rule overall the earth.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Daniel 2:39 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 44:28who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”
  2. Daniel 2:32The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,
  3. Daniel 5:28PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”
  4. Daniel 7:5Suddenly another beast appeared, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. So it was told, ‘Get up and gorge yourself on flesh!’
  5. Daniel 7:6Next, as I watched, another beast appeared. It was like a leopard, and on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.
  6. Daniel 7:23This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on the earth, different from all the other kingdoms, and it will devour the whole earth, trample it down, and crush it.
  7. Daniel 8:3Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up later.
  8. Daniel 8:20The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
  9. Daniel 8:21The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king.
  10. Daniel 10:20“Do you know why I have come to you?” he said. “I must return at once to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I have gone forth, behold, the prince of Greece will come.
  11. Daniel 11:2Now then, I will tell you the truth: Three more kings will arise in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. By the power of his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.
  12. Zechariah 6:3the third white horses, and the fourth dappled horses—all of them strong.
  13. Zechariah 6:6The one with the black horses is going toward the land of the north, the one with the white horses toward the west, and the one with the dappled horses toward the south.”

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