11 translations · Aramaic
Daniel 2:44
“In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left to another people; but it will break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever.
Daniel 2:44 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- “In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left to another people; but it will break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever.
- KJV King James Version
- And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And in the days of those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed, nor shall the sovereignty thereof be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And in the days of these kings the God of the heavens raises up a kingdom that is not destroyed for all time, and its kingdom is not left to another people: it beats small and ends all these kingdoms, and it stands for all time.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- During the time of these kings the God of heaven will set up an eternal kingdom that will never be destroyed or taken over by others. It will crush all these kingdoms, bringing them to an end, and it will last forever.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 'And in the days of these kings raise up doth the God of the heavens a kingdom that is not destroyed — to the age, and its kingdom to another people is not left: it beateth small and endeth all these kingdoms, and it standeth to the age.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And in the days of these kings shall the God of the heavens set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the sovereignty thereof shall not be left to another people: it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, but itself shall stand for ever.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- “In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left to another people; but it will break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- But in the days of those kingdoms the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, and his kingdom shall not be delivered up to another people, and it shall break in pieces, and shall consume all these kingdoms, and itself shall stand for ever.
The Aramaic words
Each word of the Aramaic text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וּֽבְיוֹמֵיה֞וֹן | ū·ḇə·yō·w·mê·hō·wn | In the days | H3118 יוֹם day |
| דִּ֧י | dî | — | H1768 דִּי that |
| מַלְכַיָּ֣א | mal·ḵay·yā | kings | H4430 מֶ֫לֶךְ king |
| אִנּ֗וּן | ’in·nūn | of those | H581 אִנּוּן they |
| יְקִים֩ | yə·qîm | will set up | H6966 קוּם to stand: rise |
| אֱלָ֨הּ | ’ĕ·lāh | the God | H426 אֱלָהּ god |
| שְׁמַיָּ֤א | šə·may·yā | of heaven | H8065 שָׁמַ֫יִן heaven |
| מַלְכוּ֙ | mal·ḵū | a kingdom | H4437 מַלְכוּ kingdom |
| דִּ֤י | dî | that | H1768 דִּי that |
| לְעָלְמִין֙ | lə·‘ā·lə·mîn | will never | H5957 עָלַם perpetuity |
| לָ֣א | lā | — | H3809 לָא not |
| תִתְחַבַּ֔ל | ṯiṯ·ḥab·bal | be destroyed | H2255 חֲבַל to destroy |
| וּמַ֨לְכוּתָ֔ה | ū·mal·ḵū·ṯāh | [it] | H4437 מַלְכוּ kingdom |
| לְעַ֥ם | lə·‘am | people | H5972 עַם people |
| אָחֳרָ֖ן | ’ā·ḥo·rān | to another | H321 אׇחֳרָן another |
| לָ֣א | lā | nor will | H3809 לָא not |
| תִשְׁתְּבִ֑ק | ṯiš·tə·ḇiq | be left | H7662 שְׁבַק to be left |
| תַּדִּ֤ק | tad·diq | It will shatter | H1855 דְּקַק to break up |
| וְתָסֵיף֙ | wə·ṯā·sêp̄ | and bring them to an end | H5487 סוּף be fulfilled |
| כָּל־ | kāl- | all | H3606 כֹּל all |
| אִלֵּ֣ין | ’il·lên | these | H459 אִלֵּין these |
| מַלְכְוָתָ֔א | mal·ḵə·wā·ṯā | kingdoms | H4437 מַלְכוּ kingdom |
| וְהִ֖יא | wə·hî | — | H1932 הוּא he/she/it |
| תְּק֥וּם | tə·qūm | but will itself stand | H6966 קוּם to stand: rise |
| לְעָלְמַיָּֽא׃ | lə·‘ā·lə·may·yā | forever | H5957 עָלַם perpetuity |
Related verses
- Matthew 28:18
Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.
- Luke 1:32–33
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.”
- Psalm 145:13
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Your dominion endures throughout all generations. Yahweh is faithful in all his words, and loving in all his deeds.
- Daniel 6:26
“I make a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel; “for he is the living God, and steadfast forever. His kingdom is that which will not be destroyed. His dominion will be even to the end.
- Revelation 11:15
The seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven followed, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ. He will reign forever and ever!”
- Micah 4:7
and I will make that which was lame a remnant, and that which was cast far off a strong nation: and Yahweh will reign over them on Mount Zion from then on, even forever.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:24–25
Then the end comes, when he will deliver up the Kingdom to God, even the Father; when he will have abolished all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
- Isaiah 60:12
For that nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; yes, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
- Ephesians 1:20–22
which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come. He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly,
- Daniel 4:34
At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him who lives forever; for his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom from generation to generation.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
42 As the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom will be partly strong, and partly broken.
43 Whereas you saw the iron mixed with miry clay, they will mingle themselves with the seed of men; but they won’t cling to one another, even as iron does not mix with clay.
44 “In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left to another people; but it will break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever.
45 Because you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God has made known to the king what will happen hereafter. The dream is certain, and its interpretation sure.”
46 Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, worshiped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an offering and sweet odors to him.
Read all of Daniel 2 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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