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Daniel 2:41
ESV And as you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter 's clay and partly of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom, but some of the firmness of iron shall be in it, just as you saw iron mixed with the soft clay.
NIV Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom; yet it will have some of the strength of iron in it, even as you saw iron mixed with clay.
NASB And in that you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, it will be a divided kingdom; but it will have within it some of the toughness of iron, since you saw the iron mixed with common clay.
CSB You saw the feet and toes, partly of a potter’s fired clay and partly of iron—it will be a divided kingdom, though some of the strength of iron will be in it. You saw the iron mixed with clay,
NLT The feet and toes you saw were a combination of iron and baked clay, showing that this kingdom will be divided. Like iron mixed with clay, it will have some of the strength of iron.
KJV And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
NKJV Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay.

What does Daniel 2:41 mean?

The dream Daniel is explaining (Daniel 2:36) was a prophecy about the nations that would rule over the middle east after Babylon. A massive statue's golden head represented Babylon. A chest and arms of silver would be the Medo-Persian Empire. The midsection of bronze would be Greece. The iron legs would be the Roman Empire, which would eventually include brittle, incompatible elements creating weakness (Daniel 2:37–40). In the dream, this final element is struck by a supernatural stone which shatters the entire statue to powder (Daniel 2:31–35).

Some commentators suggest the split between the two iron legs represents the east-west division which struck Rome in the fourth century. Others suggest that Rome was always plagued by internal strife and dissonance, which only became worse over time. What almost all agree on is that the Roman Empire was both strong and weak—both iron and clay—militarily and politically strong but weak and prone to fracture because its diverse conquered people objected to Rome's rule.
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