Daniel 2:31-35

31 O roi! tu regardais, et tu voyais une grande statue; cette statue était immense et d'une splendeur extraordinaire; elle était debout devant toi, et son aspect était terrible.

32 La tête de la statue était d'or fin; sa poitrine et ses bras étaient d'argent; son ventre et ses hanches étaient d'airain;

33 Ses jambes étaient de fer; et ses pieds, en partie de fer et en partie d'argile.

34 Tu regardais, jusqu'à ce qu'une pierre fut détachée sans le secours d'aucune main et frappa la statue dans ses pieds, qui étaient de fer et d'argile, et les brisa.

35 Alors le fer, l'argile, l'airain, l'argent et l'or furent brisés ensemble, et devinrent comme la balle de l'aire en été; et le vent les emporta, et il ne s'en trouva plus de vestige; mais la pierre qui avait frappé la statue devint une grande montagne et remplit toute la terre.

Daniel 2:31-35 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DANIAL 2

The subject of this chapter is a dream which Nebuchadnezzar had dreamed, but had forgot; upon which he calls his magicians and astrologers together, to tell him it, and the interpretation of it; threatening them with death if they did not, and promising them great rewards and honour if they did, Da 2:1-6, they urge the unreasonableness of the demand, and the impossibility of the thing; which so highly incensed the king, that he ordered their immediate destruction, Da 2:7-13, Daniel and his companions being in danger, he goes in to the king, and desires time, and he would show him what he had dreamed; which being granted, he spent it in prayer to God, Da 2:14-18, and the thing being revealed to him, he gave thanks to God, Da 2:19-23, and being introduced to the king, he both told him his dream, and the interpretation of it; which concerned the four monarchies of the world, and the everlasting kingdom of the Messiah, Da 2:24-45, upon which he was highly honoured, and greatly promoted by the king, Da 2:46-49.