Daniel 2:33

2:33 Its legs were of iron; its feet were partly of iron and partly of clay. ¹ 

Daniel 2:40

2:40 Then there will be a fourth kingdom, one strong like iron. Just like iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything, and as iron breaks in pieces ²  all of these metals, ³  so it will break in pieces and crush the others. ⁴ 

[2:33]  ¹ sn Clay refers to baked clay, which – though hard – was also fragile. Cf. the reference in v. 41 to “wet clay.”

[2:40]  ² tc Theodotion and the Vulgate lack the phrase “and as iron breaks in pieces.”

[2:40]  ³ tn The Aramaic text does not have this word, but it has been added in the translation for clarity.

[2:40]  ⁴ tn The words “the others” are supplied from the context.