Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou, O king, wast looking, and lo, a certain great image. This image is mighty, and its brightness excellent; it is standing over-against thee, and its appearance is terrible.
New American Standard Bible
“You, O king, were looking and behold, there was a single great statue; that statue, which was large and
King James Version
Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.
Holman Bible
“My king, as you were watching, a colossal statue appeared. That statue, tall and dazzling, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was terrifying.
International Standard Version
"Your majesty, while you were watching, you observed an enormous statue. This magnificent statue stood before you with extraordinary brilliance. Its appearance was terrifying.
A Conservative Version
Thou, O king, saw, and, behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee, and the appearance of it was fearful.
American Standard Version
Thou, O king, sawest, and, behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the aspect thereof was terrible.
Amplified
“You, O king, were looking, and behold, [there was] a single great statue; this image, which was large and of unsurpassed splendor, stood before you, and its appearance was awesome and terrifying.
Bible in Basic English
You, O King, were looking, and a great image was there. This image, which was very great, and whose glory was very bright, was placed before you: its form sent fear into the heart.
Darby Translation
Thou, O king, sawest, and behold, a great image. This image was mighty and its brightness excellent; it stood before thee, and its appearance was terrible.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou, O king, wert seeing, and behold, one great image. This image vast, and its brightness excellent; it stood before thee, and its aspect terrible.
King James 2000
You, O king, saw, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and its form was frightening.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"You, O king, were looking and, look, there was one great statue. This statue [was] huge and its brilliance extraordinary, standing [there] before you, and its appearance [was] frightening.
Modern King James verseion
You, O king, were seeing. And, behold! A great image! That great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before you. And its form was dreadful.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou king sawest, and behold: there stood before thee a great Image, whose figure was marvelous great, and his visage grim.
NET Bible
"You, O king, were watching as a great statue -- one of impressive size and extraordinary brightness -- was standing before you. Its appearance caused alarm.
New Heart English Bible
You, O king, saw, and behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was extraordinary, stood before you; and its appearance was awesome.
The Emphasized Bible
As for thee, O king, thou wast looking, when lo! a great image, this image, being mighty, and the brightness thereof surpassing, was standing before thee, - and, the appearance thereof, was terrible.
Webster
Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and its form was terrible.
World English Bible
You, O king, saw, and behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and its aspect was awesome.
Themes
Empires/world powers » The great image
Nations » What nations the lord shall destroy
Topics
Interlinear
Tselem (Aramaic)
צלם צלם
Tselem (Aramaic)
Usage: 17
Quwm (Aramaic)
Q@bel (Aramaic)
References
Easton
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Daniel 2:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
Daniel Praises God And Interprets The King's Dream
30 As to me -- not for any wisdom that is in me above any living hath this secret been revealed to me; but for the intent that the interpretation to the king they make known, and the thoughts of thy heart thou dost know. 31 Thou, O king, wast looking, and lo, a certain great image. This image is mighty, and its brightness excellent; it is standing over-against thee, and its appearance is terrible. 32 This image! its head is of good gold, its breasts and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass;
Names
Cross References
Habakkuk 1:7
Terrible and fearful it is, From itself its judgment and its excellency go forth.
Isaiah 13:11
And I have appointed on the world evil, And on the wicked their iniquity, And have caused to cease the excellency of the proud, And the excellency of the terrible I make low.
Isaiah 25:3-5
Therefore honour Thee do a strong people, A city of the terrible nations feareth Thee.
Ezekiel 28:7
Therefore, lo, I am bringing in against thee strangers, The terrible of the nations, And they have drawn out their swords Against the beauty of thy wisdom, And they have pierced thy brightness.
Daniel 7:3-17
and four great beasts are coming up from the sea, diverse one from another.
Matthew 4:8
Again doth the Devil take him to a very high mount, and doth shew to him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them,
Luke 4:5
And the Devil having brought him up to an high mountain, shewed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,