Daniele 2:31-35

31 Tu, o re, guardavi, ed ecco una grande statua; questa statua, ch’era immensa e d’uno splendore straordinario, si ergeva dinanzi a te, e il suo aspetto era terribile.

32 La testa di questa statua era d’oro fino; il suo petto e le sue braccia eran d’argento; il suo ventre e le sue cosce, di rame;

33 le sue gambe, di ferro; i suoi piedi, in parte di ferro e in parte d’argilla.

34 Tu stavi guardando, quand’ecco una pietra si staccò, senz’opera di mano, e colpì i piedi di ferro e d’argilla della statua, e li frantumò.

35 Allora il ferro, l’argilla, il rame, l’argento e l’oro furon frantumati insieme, e diventarono come la pula sulle aie d’estate; il vento li portò via, e non se ne trovò più traccia; ma la pietra che aveva colpito la statua diventò un gran monte, che riempì tutta la terra.

Daniele 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.