Daniel 2:42 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
As to the toes of the feet, part of them iron, and part of them clay: some part of the kingdom is strong, and some part of it is brittle.
English ASV
And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
English Amplified
And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of [baked] clay [of the potter], so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle and broken.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of [baked] clay [of the potter], so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle and broken.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
and that the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly fired clay — part of the kingdom will be strong, and part will be brittle.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And [as] the toes of the feet were part of iron and part of clay, the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile.
English EASY 2024
But the iron parts of the statue were mixed with clay parts. This shows that the fourth kingdom will be strong in some parts and weak in other parts.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
The toes of the statue were partly iron and partly clay. So the fourth kingdom will be partly strong like iron, and partly weak like clay.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
The toes—partly iron and partly clay—mean that part of the empire will be strong and part of it weak.
English God's Word - GW 1995
The toes were partly iron and partly clay. Part of the kingdom will be strong, and part will be brittle.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
and that the toes of the feet were part iron and part fired clay-- part of the kingdom will be strong, and part will be brittle.
English KJV 1611
And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
English LSB
And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so some of the kingdom will be strong and part of it will be brittle.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
As the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly broken.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"As the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of pottery, so some of the kingdom will be strong and part of it will be brittle.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
and the toes partly iron and partly tile, the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
In that the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, the latter stages of this kingdom will be partly strong and partly fragile.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
The toes were partly iron and partly clay. And the fourth kingdom will be partly strong and partly weak.
English NIV
As the toes were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle.
English NKJ 1982
And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile.
English NLT
Some parts of it will be as strong as iron, and others as weak as clay.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
As the toes of the feet were part iron and part clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
That its feet and toes were partly iron and partly clay means that this kingdom will be both strong and fragile.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly brittle.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Some parts of it will be as strong as iron, and some as weak as clay.
English Tyndale 1537
The toes of the feet that were part of iron and part of clay, signifieth: that it shall be a kingdom partly strong and partly weak.