And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
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Interpretation
This image represented the kingdoms of the earth, that should successively rule the nations, and influence the affairs of the Jewish church. The head of gold signified the Chaldean empire, then in being.
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This thought runs through Daniel 2:37-41.