Daniel 2:38

and wherever sons of men are dwelling, the beast of the field, and the bird of the heavens, He has given into your hand, and has caused you to rule over them all; you [are] this head of gold.

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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

37You, O king, are a king of kings, for the God of the heavens a kingdom, strength, and might, and glory, has given to you;

39And after you another kingdom arises lower than those, and another third kingdom of bronze, that rules over all the earth.

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Cross References

Psalms 50:10For every beast of the forest [is] Mine, || The livestock on the hills of oxen.

Jeremiah 27:6And now, I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, My servant, and I have also given the beast of the field to him to serve him;

Daniel 4:21and its leaves [are] beautiful, and its budding great, and food for all [is] in it, under it the beast of the field dwells, and on its boughs the birds of the heavens sit.

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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