Daniel 2:27–35

27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, “The secret which the king has demanded, the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, and the soothsayers cannot declare to the king. 28 tBut there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and He has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar uwhat will be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head upon your bed, were these: 29 As for you, O king, thoughts came to your mind while on your bed, about what would come to pass after this; vand He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be. 30 wBut as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me because I have more wisdom than anyone living, but for our sakes who make known the interpretation to the king, xand that you may 1know the thoughts of your heart.

31 “You, O king, were watching; and behold, a great image! This great image, whose splendor was excellent, stood before you; and its form was awesome. 32 yThis image’s head was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and 2thighs of bronze, 33 its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of 3clay. 34 You watched while a stone was cut out zwithout hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. 35 aThen the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became blike chaff from the summer threshing floors; the wind carried them away so that cno trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image dbecame a great mountain eand filled the whole earth.