^{37 Ref} You, O king, are king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the strength, and the glory;

^{38 Ref} and wherever the children of men dwell, the animals of the field and the birds of the sky has he given into your hand, and has made you to rule over them all: you are the head of gold.

^{39 Ref} After you shall arise another kingdom inferior to you; and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.

^{40 Ref} The fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron, because iron breaks in pieces and subdues all things; and as iron that crushes all these, shall it break in pieces and crush.