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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Gill's Exposition
And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potter's clay, and part of iron,.... That is, some of the toes of the feet were of iron, and others of them of clay: these toes, which are ten, as…
Barnes' Notes
And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay and part of iron - Dan 2:33. The Chaldee is, “of them clay of the potter, and of them iron;” that is, part was composed of one material…
Daniel here gives full satisfaction to Nebuchadnezzar concerning his dream and the interpretation of it. That great prince had been kind to this poor prophet in his maintenance and education; he had…
Cambridge Bible
The kingdom which began by being of iron, ended in being partly of iron and partly of clay, symbolizing its division, one part being stronger than the other.
it shall be a divided kingdom] alluding to…
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