33 its legs of iron, and its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.
34 While you were looking at it, a great stone broke loose from a cliff without anyone touching it, struck the iron and clay feet of the statue, and shattered them.
35 At once the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold crumbled and became like the dust on a threshing place in summer. The wind carried it all away, leaving not a trace. But the stone grew to be a mountain that covered the whole earth.
36 “This was the dream. Now I will tell Your Majesty what it means.
37 Your Majesty, you are the greatest of all kings. The God of heaven has made you emperor and given you power, might, and honour.
38 He has made you ruler of all the inhabited earth and ruler over all the animals and birds. You are the head of gold.
39 After you there will be another empire, not as great as yours, and after that a third, an empire of bronze, which will rule the whole earth.