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NASB | Daniel 2:31 ¶ "You, O king, were looking and behold, there was a single great statue; that statue, which was large and of extraordinary splendor, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was awesome. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Daniel 2:31 ¶ "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 Question: Is the statue in Nebuchadnezzar's dream symbolic of the four great empires from Babylon to Rome and of the nations from which Rome was divided? |
Bible Answer: It's more believable that the 4 empires are Babylon, Lydia, Media-Persia, and Greece. Why, you ask? Daniel was probably not written until the 2nd century BCE-the time when the Greeks controlled the area today known as the Middle East. Therefore, it seems the writer was trying to encourage his people during their time of persecution from the Greeks. |