Daniel 2:43

And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
whereas	וְדִ֣י ve.di	H1768	that · conjunction + conjunction
sawest	חֲזַ֗יְתָ cha.Zay.ta	H2370	to gaze upon · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
iron	פַּרְזְלָא֙ par.ze.La'	H6523	iron · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
mixed	מְעָרַב֙ me.'a.Rav	H6151	to commingle · verb, piel active participle, masculine singular absolute
miry	טִינָ֔א ti.Na'	H2917	clay · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
clay	בַּחֲסַ֣ף ba.cha.Saf	H2635	a clod · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
themselves	לֶהֱוֹן֙ le.he.Von	H1934	to exist · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
seed	בִּזְרַ֣ע biz.Ra'	H2234	posterity · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
men	אֲנָשָׁ֔א 'a.na.Sha'	H606	a man · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
shall	לֶהֱוֹ֥ן le.he.Von	H1934	to exist · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
not	וְלָֽא ve.la'-	H3809	not (the simple or abs. negation) · conjunction + negative particle
cleave	דָּבְקִ֖ין da.ve.Kin	H1693	to stick to · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
one	דְּנָ֣ה de.Nah	H1836	this · demonstrative particle
to	עִם 'im-	H5974	adverb or preposition · preposition
another	דְּנָ֑ה de.Nah	H1836	this · demonstrative particle
even	הֵֽא he'-	H1888	lo! · interjection
iron	פַרְזְלָ֔א far.ze.La'	H6523	iron · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
not	לָ֥א la'	H3809	not (the simple or abs. negation) · negative particle
mixed	מִתְעָרְבִ֤ין mit.'a.re.Vin	H6151	to commingle · verb, active participle, masculine plural absolute
clay	חַסְפָּֽא chas.Pa'	H2635	a clod · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 2:31-45

Daniel here gives full satisfaction to Nebuchadnezzar concerning his dream and the interpretation of it. That great prince had been kind to this poor prophet in his maintenance and education; he had been brought up at the king's cost, preferred at court, and the land of his captivity had hereby been made much easier to him than to others of his brethren. And now the king is abundantly repaid for all the expense he had been at upon him; and for receiving this prophet, though not in the name of a prophet, he had a prophet's reward, such a reward as a prophet only could give, and for which that wealthy mighty prince was now glad to be beholden to him. Here is, I. The dream itself, Dan 2:31, Dan…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 2:41

feet . . . toes . . . part . . . clay . . . iron--explained presently, "the kingdom shall be partly strong, partly broken" (rather, "brittle," as earthenware); and Dan 2:43, "they shall mingle . . . with the seed of men," that is, there will be power (in its deteriorated form, iron) mixed up with that which is wholly of man, and therefore brittle; power in the hands of the people having no internal stability, though something is left of the strength of the iron [TREGELLES]. NEWTON, who understands the Roman empire to be parted into the ten kingdoms already (whereas TREGELLES makes them future), explains the "clay" mixture as the blending of barbarous nations with Rome by intermarriages and a…

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Adam Clarke on Daniel 2:38

Thou art this head of gold - See on Dan 2:31-34 (note), and at the end.

John Gill on Daniel 2:43

And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay,.... That is, iron among the clay; otherwise iron and clay will not mix and cement together, as is affirmed in the latter part of the verse; but as some of these toes were of iron, and others of clay, or some part of them were iron, and some part of them of clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; the Romans shall mix with people of other and many nations that shall come in among them, and unite in setting up kingdoms; or these kingdoms set up shall intermarry with each other, in order to strengthen their alliances, and support their interests: thus France, Spain, Portugal, and other nations; those of the royal families marry…

Dictionary and topics

Prayer — Is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Prayer may be oral or mental, occasional or constant, ejaculatory or…
Metals · Comparative value of — Comparative value of
Persia · Prophecies concerning — Prophecies concerning
Roman Empire, The · Predictions respecting: Its division into ten parts — Predictions respecting: Its division into ten parts

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Daniel 2:43

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 2:31-45

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 2:41

Adam Clarke on Daniel 2:38

John Gill on Daniel 2:43

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Daniel 2:43

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 2:31-45

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 2:41

Adam Clarke on Daniel 2:38

John Gill on Daniel 2:43

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Daniel 2:40-43

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 2:14-45

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 2:43

Rashi on Daniel 2:43