After you shall arise another kingdom inferior to you; and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
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- KJV And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
- BSB But after you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule the whole earth.
- NKJV But after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to yours; then another, a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth.
- NASB And after you another kingdom will arise inferior to you, then another third kingdom of bronze, which will rule over all the earth.
- NLT “But after your kingdom comes to an end, another kingdom, inferior to yours, will rise to take your place. After that kingdom has fallen, yet a third kingdom, represented by bronze, will rise to rule the world.
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- Isa 44:28Who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd, and shall perform all my pleasure,’ even saying of Jerusalem, ‘She will be built;’ and of the temple, ‘Your foundation will be laid.’”
- Dan 5:28–31PERES; your kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
- Dan 2:32As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass,
- Dan 8:20The ram which you saw, that had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia.
- Dan 10:20Then he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? Now I will return to fight with the prince of Persia. When I go out, behold, the prince of Greece shall come.
- Dan 8:3–14Then I lifted up my eyes, and saw, and behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
- Zech 6:6The one with the black horses goes out toward the north country; and the white went out after them; and the dappled went out toward the south country.”
- Dan 7:5–7Behold, another animal, a second, like a bear; and it was raised up on one side, and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth: and they said thus to it, Arise, devour much flesh.
- Dan 11:2–20Now will I show you the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and when he has grown strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece.
- Dan 7:23Thus he said, The fourth animal shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be diverse from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
- Zech 6:3in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot dappled horses, all of them powerful.
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