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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 the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him. (Jer. 27:6)

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the beasts.

Dan. 4:21‑22• ²¹Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:
²²It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, 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, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.
¹¹I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine. (Psa. 50:10‑11)

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Jer. 27:5‑7• ⁵I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.
⁶And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him.
⁷And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him. (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, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his 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."