图片说明： Daniel interprets the king’s dream
图片版权： V. Gilbert and Arlisle F. Beers
“…its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of baked clay.” (Daniel 2:33) “Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom” (Daniel 2:34) “腿是铁的，脚是半铁半泥的。”（但以理2：33） “那脚指头，既是半铁半泥，那国也必半强半弱 。”（但以理2：42）
如果某人有feet of clay，表示他们有一些美中不足的地方。
但以理是一位先知，长于解梦，使他名扬整个巴比伦国度。有一次巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒梦见了一座大像，这像有着金色的头颅和半泥半铁的双脚。但以理预言「半泥半铁」标志着另一个国家的诞生，而且那个国家必将半强（如铁）和半弱（如泥）。及后证实此国便是后来兴起的罗马帝国，她分裂为十个小国，国力有强有弱。
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