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Is “Feet of clay” in the Bible?
Yes. “Feet of clay” comes from the Bible, from Daniel 2:33. It comes from a dream of King Nebuchadnezzar that Daniel explains.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It comes from the Bible.
The verse is Daniel 2:33.
It comes from a dream of King Nebuchadnezzar that Daniel explains.
The verse
The head of that statue was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, its legs of iron, and its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.
Daniel 2:32-33 · open the chapter →
What it means there
The king sees a great statue with a head of gold and feet of iron mixed with clay. A stone strikes the feet and the whole statue falls. Today it means a hidden weakness in someone admired.
Also in the Bible
As you watched, a stone was cut out, not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them.
Daniel 2:34 · open the chapter →
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Is “Feet of clay” in the Bible?
Yes. “Feet of clay” comes from the Bible, from Daniel 2:33. The saying is not word for word. It shortens or reshapes the verse. It comes from a dream of King Nebuchadnezzar that Daniel explains.
Where in the Bible is “Feet of clay”?
In Daniel 2:33, and also Daniel 2:34. In the Lumin Translation, Daniel 2:32-33 reads: “The head of that statue was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, its legs of iron, and its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.”
Who said “Feet of clay”?
It comes from a dream of King Nebuchadnezzar that Daniel explains.
What does “Feet of clay” mean in the Bible?
The king sees a great statue with a head of gold and feet of iron mixed with clay. A stone strikes the feet and the whole statue falls. Today it means a hidden weakness in someone admired.
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