34. You observed this until a stone was cut, but not by hands; and it smashed the statue’s feet of iron and clay and shattered them.
35. Then all the parts shattered simultaneously—iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold. They became like chaff, left on summer threshing floors. The wind lifted them away until no trace of them remained. But the stone that smashed the statue became a mighty mountain, and it filled the entire earth.
36. “This was the dream. Now we will tell the king its meaning:
37. You, Your Majesty, are the king of kings. The God of heaven has given kingship, power, might, and glory to you!
38. God has delivered into your care human beings, wild creatures, and birds in the sky—wherever they live—and has made you ruler of all of them. You are the gold head.
39. But in your place, another kingdom will arise, one inferior to yours, and then a third, bronze kingdom will rule over all the earth.