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That's what the vision of the rock cut out of a mountain means. Human hands didn't cut the rock out. It broke the statue to pieces. It smashed the iron, bronze, clay, silver and gold. "The great God has shown you what will take place in days to come. The dream is true. And you can trust the meaning I have given you for it."
Reference
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ὀπτασία (optasía)
visuality, i.e. (concretely) an apparition
Hebrew: châzôwn
a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oracle
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: πέτρα (pétra)
a (mass of) rock (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: kêph
a hollow rock
Hebrew: gᵉzar
to quarry; determine
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Hebrew: ṭûwr
a rock or hill
Greek: ἀνθρώπινος (anthrṓpinos)
human
Greek: κατακόπτω (katakóptō)
to chop down, i.e. mangle
Hebrew: châtsab
to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: πέτρα (pétra)
a (mass of) rock (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: kêph
a hollow rock
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: σίδηρος (sídēros)
iron
Hebrew: Yirʼôwn
Jiron, a place in Palestine
Greek: πηλός (pēlós)
clay
Hebrew: chômer
properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure
Greek: ἄργυρος (árgyros)
silver (the metal, in the articles or coin)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: χρυσίον (chrysíon)
a golden article, i.e. gold plating, ornament, or coin
Hebrew: bᵉtsar
gold
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: gâdêl
large (literally or figuratively)
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἀπορφανίζω (aporphanízō)
to bereave wholly, i.e. (figuratively) separate (from intercourse)
Hebrew: gâzâh
to cut off, i.e. portion out
Greek: περιοχή (periochḗ)
a being held around, i.e. (concretely) a passage (of Scripture, as circumscribed)
Hebrew: ʻômed
a spot (as being fixed)
Greek: ἐνίστημι (enístēmi)
to place on hand, i.e. (reflexively) impend, (participle) be instant
Hebrew: mᵉṭâʼ
to arrive, extend or happen
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἐνύπνιον (enýpnion)
something seen in sleep, i.e. a dream (vision in a dream)
Hebrew: chêlem
a dream
Greek: ἀληθινός (alēthinós)
truthful
Hebrew: tsᵉdâʼ
a (sinister) design
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: châçûwth
confidence
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: châshôk
dark (figuratively, i.e. obscure)
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Parallel theme
Malachi 1:11
References God
Isaiah 28:16
Genesis 41:32
Psalm 48:1
Genesis 41:28
Deuteronomy 10:17
2 Samuel 7:22
Verse Explanation
The stone that destroys the statue represents God's kingdom, which will break apart all temporary human powers and remain permanently established, confirming the meaning revealed to Daniel.
History
Theological climax: Divine sovereignty stands above the succession of human empires.