Daniel Chapter 2 verse 43 Holy Bible
And whereas thou sawest the 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 doth not mingle with clay.
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And as you saw the iron mixed with earth, they will give their daughters to one another as wives: but they will not be united one with another, even as iron is not mixed with earth.
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And whereas thou sawest the 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 doth not mingle with clay.
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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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Whereas you saw the iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they shall not cling to one another, even as iron does not mingle with clay.
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Because thou hast seen iron mixed with miry clay, they are mixing themselves with the seed of men: and they are not adhering one with another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(43) Seed of men.--The great obscurity of this verse is partially cleared by a reference to Jeremiah 31:27. Daniel appears to be contrasting what man is endeavouring to accomplish by his own efforts with that which the God of heaven (Daniel 2:44) will carry out. Man will form his plans for uniting the discordant parts of this empire, by encouraging marriages between the royal families that rule the various component kingdoms. (Comp. Daniel 11:6; Daniel 11:17, Notes.)Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAs you sawחֲזַ֗יְתָ (ḥă·zay·ṯā)Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 2370: To gaze upon, mentally to dream, be usualthe ironפַּרְזְלָא֙ (par·zə·lā)Noun - masculine singular determinateStrong's 6523: Ironmixedמְעָרַב֙ (mə·‘ā·raḇ)Verb - Piel - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularStrong's 6151: To comminglewith clay,בַּחֲסַ֣ף (ba·ḥă·sap̄)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 2635: Clay, potsherdso the peoplesבִּזְרַ֣ע (biz·ra‘)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 2234: Posteritywill mix with one another,מִתְעָרְבִ֤ין (miṯ·‘ā·rə·ḇîn)Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine pluralStrong's 6151: To comminglebut will notוְלָֽא־ (wə·lā-)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3809: Not, nohold togetherדָּבְקִ֖ין (dā·ḇə·qîn)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralStrong's 1693: To stick toany more thanוְדִ֣י (wə·ḏî)Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relativeStrong's 1768: Who, which, that, becauseironפַרְזְלָ֔א (p̄ar·zə·lā)Noun - masculine singular determinateStrong's 6523: Ironmixesמִתְעָרַ֖ב (miṯ·‘ā·raḇ)Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 6151: To comminglewithעִם־ (‘im-)PrepositionStrong's 5974: With, equally withclay.חַסְפָּֽא׃ (ḥas·pā)Noun - masculine singular determinateStrong's 2635: Clay, potsherdJump to PreviousAdhere Baked Clay Cleave Cling Common Daughters Earth Hold Iron Marriage Mingle Miry Mix Mixed Mixes Mixture Pottery Sawest Seed Themselves Together United Whereas Wives
