Daniel 2:31
As you, O king, were watching, a great statue appeared. A great and dazzling statue stood before you, and its form was awesome.
Note Or image; here and through the rest of Daniel 2
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.
Note sawest: Chaldee, wast seeing
“You, O king, saw, and behold, a great image. This image, which was mighty, and whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and its appearance was terrifying.
Note “Behold”, from “הִנֵּה”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.
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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- sawest
- Chal. wast seeing. and the.
- Daniel 7:3–17; Matthew 4:8; Luke 4:5
- terrible
- Isaiah 13:11; Isaiah 25:3–5; Ezekiel 28:7; Habakkuk 1:7