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39 ‘After you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours, and then another, a third kingdom, of bronze, which will rule the whole earth.(A) 40 A fourth kingdom will be as strong as iron; for iron crushes and shatters everything, and like iron that smashes, it will crush and smash all the others.[a](B) 41 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,

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  1. 2:40 Lit all these

39 “After you, another kingdom will arise, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule over the whole earth.(A) 40 Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron—for iron breaks and smashes everything—and as iron breaks things to pieces, so it will crush and break all the others.(B) 41 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.

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39 But after you shall arise (A)another kingdom (B)inferior to yours; then another, a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth. 40 And (C)the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron, inasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything; and like iron that crushes, that kingdom will break in pieces and crush all the others. 41 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.

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39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.

41 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.

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39 (A)Another kingdom inferior to you shall arise after you, and yet a third kingdom (B)of bronze, (C)which shall rule over all the earth. 40 And (D)there shall be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron, because iron (E)breaks to pieces and shatters all things. And like iron that crushes, it shall (F)break and crush all these. 41 And as you saw (G)the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom, but some of the (H)firmness of iron shall be in it, just as you saw iron mixed with the soft clay.

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