Daniel 2:38–45

³⁸And wheresoever the children of men dwell, ^othe beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. ^pThou art this head of gold. ³⁹And after thee shall arise ^qanother kingdom ^pinferior to thee, and ^ranother third kingdom ^pof brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. ⁴⁰And ^sthe fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: ^tforasmuch as iron ^gbreaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it ^gbreak in pieces and bruise. ⁴¹And whereas thou sawest ^uthe feet and toes, part of potter’s clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but ^sthere shall be in it of the strength of the iron, ^tforasmuch as thou sawest ^vthe iron mixed with miry clay. ⁴²And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. ⁴³And whereas thou sawest ^viron mixt with miry clay, ^wthey shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, ^veven as iron is not mixed with clay. ⁴⁴And in the days of these kings shall ^lthe God of heaven set up ^xya kingdom, ^ywhich shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but ^zit shall ^gbreak in pieces and ^zzconsume all these kingdoms, and ^xit shall stand for ever. ^45tForasmuch as ^athou sawest that ^bthe stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; ^cthe great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.