Daniel 2:38

And all places wherein the children of men, and the beasts of the field do dwell: he hath also given the birds of the air into thy hand, and hath put all things under thy power: thou, therefore, art the head of gold.

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)

In The King James Version

And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.

In Context

37Thou art a king of kings: and the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, and strength, and power, and glory:

39And after thee shall rise up another kingdom, inferior to thee, of silver: and another third kingdom of brass, which shall rule over all the world. Another kingdom... Viz., that of the Medes and Persians. Ibid. Third kingdom... Viz., that of Alexander the Great.

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Cross References

Psalms 50:10To my hearing thou shalt give joy and gladness: and the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice.

Jeremiah 27:6And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon my servant: moreover also the beasts of the field I have given him to serve him.

Daniel 4:21This is the interpretation of the sentence of the most High, which is come upon my lord, the king.

Matthew Henry on Daniel 2:32-46

Nebuchadnezzar's Dream Interpreted. ( b. c. 603.) 31 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. 32 This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. 34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to… Read the whole commentary →

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