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Dan. 2:38 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he giveno into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.

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Jer. 27:6• ⁶And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field also have I given him to serve him. (Jer. 27:6)

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the beasts.

Dan. 4:21‑22• ²¹whose leaves were beautiful, and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and in whose branches the birds of the heavens had their habitation:
²²it is thou, O king, who art grown and become strong; for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto the heavens, and thy dominion to the end of the earth. (Dan. 4:21‑22)

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Psa. 50:10‑11• ¹⁰For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle upon a thousand hills;
¹¹I know all the fowl of the mountains, and the roaming creatures of the field are mine: (Psa. 50:10‑11)

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Jer. 27:5‑7• ⁵I have made the earth, man and beast that are upon the face of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I give them unto whom it seemeth right in mine eyes.
⁶And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field also have I given him to serve him.
⁷And all the nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the time of his land also come, when many nations and great kings shall reduce him to servitude. (Jer. 27:5‑7)

Thou art.The Chaldean monarchy, over which Nebuchadnezzar was the only king of note; in whose time it extended over Chaldea, Assyria, Arabia, Syria, Egypt, and Libya:

the head of gold represented its immense riches.

Dan. 2:32• ³²This image's head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass, (Dan. 2:32)

• “Although more limited, it is a dominion characterized by the same features as that of Adam. It differs in that men are placed under his power; it is more limited, for the sea is not included in his sovereignty, but it reaches to every place where the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven exist.” Taking these various features into consideration, it is easily comprehended that Nebuchadnezzar should be set forth as the head of Gold. (“Daniel 2” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and wheresoever the children of men, the beasts of the field, and the fowl of the heavens dwell, he hath given them into thy handa, and hath made thee ruler over them all: thou art this head of gold.

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Or "... children of men dwell, he hath given into thy hand the beasts of the field and the fowl of the heavens."