Daniel 2:39 BSB — MannaFest

Daniel 2:39

But after you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule the whole earth.

BSB

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ASV

And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee; and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

KJV

And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

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Commentary

1 voice

Jerome

St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER TWO (420)

Verse 39. "And after thee there shall arise another empire inferior to thee, made of silver." (The Vulgate LXX does not include "made of silver.") That is to say, the empire of the Medes and Persians, which bears a resemblance to silver, being inferior to the preceding empire, and superior to that which is to follow. "And a third empire of bronze (the Vulgate LXX has "made of copper"), which shall rule over the entire earth." This signifies the Alexandrian empire, and that of the Macedonians, and of Alexander's successors.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

That Medo-Persia is the second kingdom appears from Da 5:28 and Da 8:20. Isa 21:2. inferior--"The kings of Persia were the worst race of men that ever governed an empire" [PRIDEAUX].

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּבָתְרָ֗ךְ	u.va.te.Rakh	and after you	H870 →
תְּק֛וּם	te.Kum	it will arise	H6966 →
מַלְכ֥וּ	mal.Khu	a kingdom	H4437 →
אָחֳרִ֖י	'o.cho.Ri	another	H317 →
אֲרַ֣עא	'a.Ra'	earthward	H772 →
מִנָּ֑ךְ	mi.Nakh	more than you	H4481 →
וּמַלְכ֨וּ	u.mal.Khu	and a kingdom	H4437 →
תְלִיתָאָ֤ה	te.li.ta.ya	third	H8523 →
אָחֳרִי֙	'o.cho.Ri	another	H317 →
דִּ֣י	di	of	H1768 →
נְחָשָׁ֔א	ne.cha.Sha'	bronze the	H5174 →
דִּ֥י	di	which	H1768 →
תִשְׁלַ֖ט	tish.Lat	it will rule	H7981 →
בְּכָל־	be.khol	over all	H3606 →
אַרְעָֽא׃	'ar.'A'	earth the	H772 →

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The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Isaiah 44:28
who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 36:22
  In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout…
- Isaiah 45:1
  This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates…
- Ezra 6:3–18
  In the first year of King Cyrus, he issued a decree concerning the house of God in Jerusalem: Let the house be rebuilt as a place for offering sacrifices, and let its foundations be…
- Isaiah 45:13
  I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD…
- Daniel 10:1
  In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, who was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, and it concerned a great conflict. And the understanding of the…
Through
Daniel 8:20
The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia.
leads to
- Daniel 8:3
  Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a ram with two horns standing beside the canal. The horns were long, but one was longer than the other, and the longer one grew up…
Through
Daniel 2:32
The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,
leads to
- Daniel 4:30
  the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”
- Daniel 2:37–39
  You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.