Daniel 2:4--7:28
Aramaic <0762> [in.]
Aramaic <0762> [Syriack.]
Aramith, "Aramean," the language of Aram or Syria; a general term comprehending both the Chaldee and Syriac, the latter merely differing from the former as a dialect, and being written in a different character. With the following words the Chaldee part of Daniel commences; and is continued to the end of the seventh chapter.
king <04430> [O king.]
Tell <0560> [tell.]
dismembered <05648> [ye shall.]
This was unreasonable, arbitrary, and tyrannical in the extreme; but, in the course of God's providence, it was overruled to serve the most important purpose.
dismembered <01917 05648> [cut in pieces. Chal. made pieces. made.]
receive <06902> [ye shall.]
reward <05023> [rewards. or, fee.]
king <04430> [Let.]
gain <02084> [gain. Chal. buy.]
is <01932> [there is.]
agreed <02164> [for.]
time <05732> [the time.]
inform ............................................... have confidence <03046> [I shall.]
exists <0383> [and there.]
This was their decision: and when the living and true God, who indeed condescends to dwell with men, and who alone could reveal the dream and the secrets contained in it, actually made it known to Daniel, he evinced the infinite difference between Jehovah and his prophets, and the idols and magicians of Babylon.
live <04070> [whose.]
decree <01882> [the decree.]
sought <01156> [and they.]
spoke <08421> [answered. Chal. returned. with.]
who .... charge .... king's executioners ... who <01768 04430 02877 07229> [captain of the king's guard. or, chief marshall. Chal. chief of the executioners, or slaughter-men.]
matter <04406> [made.]
requested <01156> [and desired.]
Hananiah <02608> [Hananiah.]
asked <01156> [they would.]
to ....... God ... heaven <04481 0426 08065> [of the God of heaven. Chal. from before God. Daniel and his fellows should not perish. or, they should not destroy]
Daniel, etc.
mystery <07328> [was.]
night <03916> [in.]
praised <01289> [Blessed.]
wisdom <02452> [for wisdom.]
changes <08133> [he changeth.]
deposing <05709> [he removeth.]
gives <03052> [he giveth.]
reveals <01541> [revealeth.]
knows <03046> [he knoweth.]
light <05094> [and the.]
acknowledge <03029> [thank.]
God <0426> [O thou.]
bestowed <03052> [who hast.]
enabled me to understand .......... enabled me to understand <03046> [and hast.]
Arioch <0746> [Arioch.]
destroy .............. destroy <07> [Destroy.]
ushered ... into <05954> [brought.]
found <07912> [I have. Chal. That I have. captives of Judah. Chal. children of the captivity of Judah.]
Daniel <01841> [Daniel.]
Are <0383> [Art.]
can <03202> [cannot.]
God <0426> [a God.]
reveals <01541> [that revealeth.]
made known <03046> [maketh known. Chal. hath made known. in the.]
in ...... turned <05559 05922> [came into thy mind. Chal. came up.]
revealer <01541> [he that.]
this mystery <01836 07328> [this secret.]
me ................... but <0576 03861> [but.]
king ... understand ... interpretation ... comprehend <05922 03046 06591 04430 01701> [their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king. or, the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king. and.]
were <01934> [sawest. Chal. wast seeing. and the.]
alarm <01763> [terrible.]
head <07217> [head.]
chest <02306> [breast.]
belly <04577> [belly.]
thighs <03410> [thighs. or, sides.]
stone <069> [a stone.]
cut out <01505> [was cut.]
not .... hands <03809 03028> [without hands. or, which was not in hands.]
struck <04223> [which.]
chaff <05784> [like.]
Not ... trace <03809 0870> [no place.]
became ............................. became <01934> [became.]
filled <04391> [and filled.]
king .... king ... kings <04430> [a king.]
God <0426> [the God.]
power <02632> [power.]
animals <02423> [the beasts.]
you ...... You .... head <0607 07217> [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.
another kingdom ........... kingdom one <0317 04437> [another kingdom.]
The empire of the Medes and Persians, whose union was denoted by the breast and two arms of silver; and which was established on the ruins of that of the Chaldeans on the capture of Babylon by Cyrus, B.C. 538.
another ........... third ... one <0317 08523> [another third.]
The empire of the Macedonians, or "brazen-coated Greeks," aptly denoted by the belly and thighs of brass, founded by Alexander the Great, who terminated the Persian monarchy by the overthrow of Darius Codomanus at Arbela, B.C. 331
fourth <07244> [the fourth.]
The Roman empire, which comprised nearly the whole world.
iron .... iron .......... iron <06523> [forasmuch.]
feet <07271> [the feet.]
toes <0677> [the toes.]
fragile <08406> [broken. or, brittle.]
to one another ........ with <01836 05974> [one to another. Chal. this with this. even.]
The Roman empire became weakened by a mixture of barbarous nations, by the incursions of whom it was torn asunder about the fourth century after Christ, and at length divided into ten kingdoms, answering to the ten toes of the image.
days <03118> [in the days. Chal. in their days.]
That is, in the days of one of these kingdoms, (see Ru 1:1,) i.e, the Roman; in which the "God of heaven set up" the spiritual kingdom of the Messiah, which shall yet "become a great mountain, and fill the whole earth."
God <0426> [the God.]
raise up ...................................... stand <06966> [set up.]
everlasting ..................................... forever <05957> [which shall never.]
kingdom ......... kingdom ....................... kingdoms <04437> [kingdom. Chal. kingdom thereof. break.]
saw <02370> [thou sawest.]
not ... human hands <03809 03028> [without hands. or, which was not in hands.]
great <07229> [the great.]
[make known.]
future <0311> [hereafter. Chal. after this.]
bowed down <05308> [fell.]
incense <05208> [and sweet.]
God .... God ... gods <0426> [a God.]
Lord <04756> [a Lord.]
revealer ......... reveal <01541> [a revealer.]
elevated ... to high position <07236> [a great.]
granted him authority <07981> [ruler.]
main <07229> [and chief.]
appointed <04483> [he set.]
court <08651> [sat.]
made <05648> [A.M. 3424. B.C. 580. made.]
province <04083> [in the province.]
sent out a summons <07972> [sent.]
satraps <0324> [the princes.]
{Achashdarpenaya,} rendered lieutenants in Es 3:12, etc., probably {chief satraps or viceroys} from the Persian {achash} great, eminent, and {sitrab}, a satrap.
prefects <05460> [the governors.]
{Signaya} in persian, {shagnah} deputies or lieutenants.
governors <06347> [captains.]
{Pacawatha}, governors of provinces. See Es 3:13.
counselors <0148> [the judges.]
{Adargazraya}, chief judges, or senators, from {adar}, great, and Chal. {gezar}, to judge, decree.
treasurers <01411> [the treasurers.]
{Gedavraya}, written {gizzavraya,} Ezr 7:21, treasurers, from the Persian {gunjvar}.
judges <01884> [the counsellors.]
{Dethavraya,} counsellors, judges, from {dath} in Persian, {dad}, law, and {var}, possessor or guardian.
magistrates <08614> [the sheriffs.]
{Tiphtaya} probably the same as the Arabic {Mufti} or head officer of law.
loud <02429> [aloud. Chal. with might.]
command <0560> [it is commanded. Chal. they command.]
peoples <05972> [O people.]
horn <07162> [the cornet.]
{Karna,} the horn.
flute <04953> [flute.]
{Mashrokeetha,} in Syriac, {mashrookeetha,} the [syrinx (syrigx,)] pipe or flute, as Theodotion renders.
pipes <05481> [dulcimer. or, singing. Chal. symphony.]
bow down <05308> [falleth.]
immediately <08160> [the same.]
blazing <03345> [a burning.]
that <01768> [when.]
Therefore ... they all .............. all ..... all ... peoples <03606 05972> [all the people.]
accusations <07170> [and accused.]
King .... king <04430> [king.]
King .... king <04430> [O King.]
issued <07761> [hast made.]
horn <07162> [the cornet.]
men ................... men <01400> [certain.]
over ................. not ... proper respect ....... don't ....... don't <03809 02942 05922> [not regarded thee. Chal. set no regard upon thee.]
fit <07266> [in his.]
Then .................. So <0116> [Then.]
true <06656> [true. or, of purpose.]
gods <0426> [my gods.]
hear <08086> [ye hear.]
zither <07030> [harp.]
{Kaithros,} in Arabic, {kitharat,} Greek [kithara,] the guitar.
trigon <05443> [sackbut.]
{Sabbecha,} [sambuke,] sambuke, a kind of harp.
harp <06460> [psaltery.]
Pesanter, [psalterion,] a stringed instrument struck with a plectrum; probably similar to what is called a psalterium in Egypt, which Hasselquist describes as a large oblique triangle, with two bottoms two inches from each other, and about twenty catguts of different sizes.
pipes <05481> [dulcimer.]
{Soomphanya,} probably the same as the Talmudic [c–wmp¢wneyƒh <\\See definition 05481\\>,] a pipe.
bow down <05308> [ye fall.]
if ..................................... If <02006> [well.]
who <04479> [and who.]
[we are.]
God <0426> [our God.]
be <01934> [be it.]
don't <0383> [that.]
Nebuchadnezzar <05020> [was Nebuchadnezzar.]
filled <04391> [full. Chal. filled. the form.]
<06032> [he spake.]
seven times <02298 07655> [one seven.]
than <01768> [than.]
strong soldiers .... army <01401 01400 02429> [most mighty men. Chal. mighty of strength. to bind.]
cloaks <05622> [in their.]
Herodotus says the Babylonish dress was a linen tunic, another of woollen, a white short cloak, and a turban.
cloaks <05622> [coats. or, mantles. hats. or, turbans.]
command <04406> [commandment. Chal. word. urgent.]
leaping <07631> [flame. or, spark. slew.]
fell <05308> [fell.]
[astonished.]
ministers <01907> [counsellors. or, governors.]
King ............................... king ..... king <04430> [O king.]
walking around <01981> [walking.]
No harm has come <03809 02257 0383> [they have no hurt. Chal. there is no hurt in them.]
a god <01247 0426> [the Son of God.]
Or, as {bar elahin} may be rendered, "a son of the gods," i.e., a divine person or angel.
door <08651> [mouth. Chal. door. ye servants.]
most high <05943> [the most.]
come out ......... emerged <05312> [come forth.]
satraps <0324> [the princes.]
physically <01655> [upon.]
unharmed ...... hair ...... not ... nor ...... Not even <03809 08177> [nor was.]
This miraculous manifestation of Divine power was witnessed by the court and the nation, and was felt as a just punishment on the transgressors, and a signal display of mercy to Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, which should operate on all believers to similar acts of faith and confidence in the Lord.
Praised <01289> [Blessed.]
sent forth <07972> [hath sent.]
trusted <07365> [that trusted.]
ignoring <08133> [and have.]
giving up <03052> [yielded.]
serve <06399> [serve.]
<04481> [Therefore.]
hereby decree <07761 02942 04481> [I make a decree. Chal. A decree is made by me. amiss. Chal. error. the God.]
dismembered <01917 05648> [cut in pieces. Chal. made pieces.]
For <06903> [because.]
Nebuchadnezzar <04430> [the king.]
promoted <06744> [promoted. Chal. made to prosper.]
Nebuchadnezzar <05020> [Nebuchadnezzar.]
This is a regular decree, and one of the most ancient extant; and no doubt contains the exact words of Nebuchadnezzar, copied out by Daniel from the state papers of Babylon, and preserved in the original language.
all .......... all <03606> [unto all.]
Peace <08001> [Peace.]
delighted ..... about <06925 08232> [I thought it good. Chal. It was seemly before me.]
most high <05943> [that.]
great <07260> [great.]
kingdom <04437> [his kingdom.]
from <05974> [is from.]
I Nebuchadnezzar <0576 05020> [I Nebuchadnezzar.]
After he had successfully finished his wars in Syria, Egypt, etc., and the immense improvements and buildings at Babylon, and in the enjoyment of uninterrupted peace and prosperity in his palace.
was <01934> [was.]
dream <02493> [a dream.]
things ... imagined <02031> [and the thoughts.]
brought <05954> [to bring.]
When ......... entered <0116 05954> [Then came.]
unable <03809> [but.]
Belteshazzar <01096> [Belteshazzar.]
spirit <07308> [and in.]
chief <07229> [master.]
spirit <07308> [the spirit.]
no mystery <07328 03606> [no secret.]
set forth <0560> [tell.]
there was <01934> [saw. Chal. was seeing. a tree.]
This represented his exceedingly prosperous condition, the height of his exaltation, the extent of his dominions and renown, the splendour of his kingdom, the multitude of his subjects who received protection from him, and the peace and plenty they enjoyed.
reached far <04291> [reached.]
animals <02423> [the beasts.]
seek shade <02927> [shadow.]
birds <06853> [the fowls.]
visions <02376> [in the.]
a watcher. Either a holy angel, or a divine person, called a watcher, as watching over the affairs of men. .# 17,23 Ps 103:20
holy <06922> [an holy.]
loudly <02429> [aloud. Chal. with might.]
Chop down <01414> [Hew.]
animals <02423> [let.]
leave <07662> [leave.]
mind .............. mind <03825> [Let his.]
Here a transition is made from the tree to Nebuchadnezzar, whom it represented; the tree being lost sight of, a person came in its stead. This person having lost the heart, or disposition of a man, and conceiving himself a beast, should act as such, and herd among them.
altered <08133> [be changed.]
seven periods ... time <05732 07655> [seven times.]
That is, seven years, a time in the prophetic language denoting a year.
decree .......... pronouncement <01510 03983> [by the.]
holy ones <06922> [the holy.]
alive <02417> [that the living.]
Most High <05943> [the most High.]
bestows <05415> [giveth.]
lowliest <08215> [the basest.]
none <06903> [forasmuch.]
you ......................... you <0607> [but.]
Daniel <01841> [Daniel.]
[was astonished.]
He saw the design of the dream; and felt acutely for his prince and benefactor. Accordingly he expresses himself with the greatest delicacy and kindly feeling.
don't <0409> [let.]
Sir <04756> [My Lord.]
dream .............. dream <02493> [the dream.]
it ... you <0607> [thou.]
greatness <07238> [thy greatness.]
seeing <02370> [saw.]
periods <02508> [and let his.]
decision <01510> [the decree.]
happened <04291> [come.]
driven <02957> [drive.]
live <04070> [and thy dwelling.]
All the circumstances of Nebuchadnezzar's case, says Dr. Mead, agree so well with a hypochondriasis, that to me it appears evident the Almighty God brought this dreadful distemper upon him, and under its influence he ran wild into the fields: then fancying himself transformed into an ox, he fed on grass, after the manner of cattle; and, through neglect of himself, his hair and nails grew to an excessive length, so that the latter became thick and crooked, resembling bird's claws.
fed <02939> [to eat.]
before <05705> [till.]
leave <07662> [to leave.]
heaven <08065> [the heavens.]
advice <04431> [let.]
Break away <06562> [break.]
mercy <02604> [by shewing.]
Perhaps ..... be <02006 01934> [if it.]
prosperity .... prolonged <07963 0754> [lengthening of thy tranquillity. or, healing of thine error.]
After <07118> [end.]
battlements <05922> [in. or, upon.]
not <03809> [Is not.]
great <07229> [great.]
I <0576> [that.]
honor <03367> [and for.]
words <04406> [the word.]
came down <05308> [fell.]
kingdom <04437> [The kingdom.]
driven <02957> [they shall drive.]
before <05705> [until.]
moment <08160> [same.]
driven <02957> [and he was.]
end <07118> [A.M. 3441. B.C. 563. at the end.]
looked up <05191> [lifted.]
extolled <01289> [I blessed.]
Most High <05943> [the most High.]
lives <02417> [him.]
authority ..... authority <07985> [whose.]
from <05974> [is from.]
All <03606> [all.]
does ............................. done <05648> [and he.]
inhabitants ....................... inhabit <01753> [the inhabitants.]
nothing ................... No one <03809> [none.]
What <04101> [What.]
sanity <04486> [my reason.]
Every thing was fulfilled that was exhibited in the dream and its interpretation; and God so ordered it in his providence, that Nebuchadnezzar's counsellors and lords sought for him and gladly reinstated him in his kingdom. It is confidently believed that he was a true convert, and died in the faith of the God of Israel.
splendor <01923> [mine.]
than before <03255> [added.]
I Nebuchadnezzar <0576 05020> [I Nebuchadnezzar.]
King <04430> [the King.]
all <03606> [all.]
live <01981> [those that walk.]
prepared <05648> [made.]
Belshazzar <01113> [Belshazzar.]
Belshazzar is said by Josephus to be the same as Naboandelus, the Nabonadius of Ptolemy, and the Labynetus of Herodotus. He reigned seven years, during which time he was engaged in unsuccessful wars with the Medes and Persians; and at this very time was besieged by Cyrus.
gold <01722> [the golden.]
father <02> [father. or, grandfather.]
confiscated from <05312 04481> [taken out. Chal. brought forth. might.]
praised <07624> [praised.]
gold <01722> [of gold.]
moment <08160> [the same.]
wrote ........................ writing <03790> [wrote.]
king's <04430> [the king's.]
face <02122> [countenance. Chal. brightness.]
color drained <08133> [was changed. Chal. changed it. and his thoughts.]
joints <07001> [so that.]
joints <07001> [joints. or, girdles.]
[Chal. bindings, or knots. and his knees.]
loudly <02429> [aloud. Chal. with might.]
summon <05954> [to bring.]
clothed <03848> [be clothed.]
purple <0711> [scarlet. or, purple. a chain.]
third <08523> [the third.]
unable <03546> [but.]
Because, probably, it was written in the ancient Hebrew or Samaritan character.
very <07690> [greatly.]
<02122> [countenance. Chal. brightness.]
visibly shaken <08133> [changed.]
queen mother ....... She <04433> [the queen.]
This was probably Nitocris, the queen-mother, widow of Evil-merodach, son of Nebuchadnezzar, and father of Belshazzar.
king ................ king <04430> [O king.]
Don't .... Don't <0409> [let not.]
man <01400> [a man.]
father .................. father <02> [father. or, grandfather.]
insight <05094> [light.]
Nebuchadnezzar <05020> [Nebuchadnezzar.]
Nebuchadnezzar was certainly the grandfather of Belshazzar; but the term father in Hebrew and Chaldee is frequently used to denote a progenitor, or ancestor, however remote.
father .................. father <02> [father. or, grandfather.]
chief <07229> [master.]
extraordinary <03493> [an excellent.]
interpret dreams <06590 02493> [interpreting of. or, of an interpreter of, etc. dissolving. or, of a dissolver. doubts. Chal. knots.]
king <04430> [whom.]
you that <0607> [Art thou.]
Though Daniel was one of the chief ministers of state, who did "the king's business" in the palace, (Da 8:27,) yet Belshazzar seems to have known nothing of him. This shews that he was a weak and vicious prince, who minded pleasure more than business, according to the character given him by historians. He appears to have left the care of public affairs to his mother, Nitocris, a lady celebrated for her wisdom, who evidently knew Daniel well, and probably constantly employed him in the government of the kingdom.
one <01123> [the children.]
father <02> [father. or, grandfather.]
Judah ......... Judah <03061> [Jewry.]
[Judea.]
provide interpretations ................. make known <06590 03046> [make. Chal. interpret.]
wear <03848> [thou shalt.]
gifts <04978> [Let.]
Daniel, on this occasion, behaved in a very different manner to Belshazzar, than he had formerly done to Nebuchadnezzar. Belshazzar had that very night insulted the God of heaven in the most daring manner; and the venerable prophet, as His delegate, denounced sentence against him.
rewards <05023> [rewards. or, fee.]
read <07123> [I will read.]
you <0607> [O thou.]
most high <05943> [the most.]
bestowed <03052> [that he.]
were ........... wished ... spared .... wished ... exalted .... wished .... brought <01934> [whom he would he slew.]
mind <03825> [when.]
filled <08631> [hardened.]
pride <02103> [in pride. or, to deal proudly. deposed. Chal. made to come down.]
driven <02957> [he was driven.]
mind ... changed to that ....... with <07739 05974 03825> [his heart was made like. or, he made his heart equal. etc. till.]
you ........... knew <0607 03046> [thou.]
son <01247> [his son.]
He was, strictly speaking, "his grandson;" but the term son is frequently used to denote filiation at any distance.
not <03809> [hast.]
although <06903> [though.]
exalted <07313> [lifted.]
Lord <04756> [the Lord.]
brought <0858> [and they.]
praised <07624> [hast praised.]
see <02370> [which.]
control <03028> [in whose.]
all <03606> [and whose.]
cannot ... or ... or ...... not <03809> [hast thou.]
MENE MENE <04484> [MENE.]
Had these words been written in the Chaldean character, every one who knew the alphabet of the language could at least have read them: they are pure Chaldee, and literally denote "He is numbered, he is numbered; he is weighed; they are divided."
God <0426> [God.]
teqel .... weighed <08625> [Thou.]
teqel .... weighed ...... found <08625 07912> [art.]
peres ..... divided <06537> [PERES.]
Peres,"he was divided," pronounced paras, denoted Persians, who seem evidently referred to.
kingdom <04437> [Thy.]
clothed <03848> [they clothed.]
Darius <01868> [Darius.]
This was Cyaxares, son of Astyages, king of Media, and maternal uncle to Cyrus, who allowed him the title of his conquests, as long as he lived.
sixty-two <08361> [being. Chal. he as the son of, etc. about. or, now.]
Darius <01868> [Darius.]
120 <03969> [an.]
of <04481> [of.]
These <0459> [that.]
king's <04430> [and the.]
was distinguishing himself <01934 05330> [was preferred.]
extraordinary <03493> [an.]
intended <06246> [thought.]
Intended to make him grand vizier or {emiru'l umra.} Daniel had now been employed full sixty-five years as prime minister under the kings of Babylon; and was justly entitled, from his acknowledged wisdom, to this preference.
were <01934> [Cir. A.M. 3467. B.C. 537. sought.]
any such .... because ........ no <03606> [but.]
came by collusion <07284> [assembled together. or, came tumultuously.]
king ....... King <04430> [King.]
all ..................................... anyone ..... any <03606> [All.]
seemed like a good idea <03272> [have consulted.]
interdict <0633> [decree. or, interdict. he shall.]
issue <06966> [establish.]
law <01882> [according.]
[altereth not. Chal. passeth not.]
issued <07560> [signed.]
Daniel <01841> [when.]
windows <03551> [his windows.]
kneeling <01289> [he kneeled.]
Three <08532> [three.]
thanks <03029> [gave.]
just as .... been accustomed <06903 01934> [as he.]
came by collusion <07284> [assembled.]
approached <07127> [they.]
den <01358> [the den.]
It is probable that these lions were kept for the purpose of devouring certain criminals, whom the laws might consign to that kind of death.
That <04406> [The thing.]
Daniel <01841> [That Daniel.]
pays ... attention <07761> [regardeth.]
very <07690> [was sore.]
The king now clearly perceived for what purpose the decree had been solicited; and was exceedingly displeased with himself that he had suffered himself to be so deluded.
was <01934> [and he.]
He strove during the whole day, by every means, to evade or annul the edict; but the foolish constitution of his government (exactly the reverse of the happy rule for the conduct of our gracious monarch) did not allow them to pardon any person who had broken one of their decrees, however arbitrary and unreasonable.
Recall <03046> [Know.]
king ................. king <04430> [the king.]
God <0426> [Thy God.]
a stone <069 02298> [a stone.]
spent the night <0956> [and passed.]
diversions <01761> [instruments. or, table. and.]
God .... God <0426> [is.]
serve <06399> [servest.]
able <03202> [able.]
king ... king <04430> [O king.]
God <0426> [My God.]
sent <07972> [hath sent.]
closed <05463> [hath shut.]
because <03606> [forasmuch.]
<0638> [and also.]
king ......... haul ... up ........ hauled up ....... had <04430 05267 07912> [was.]
trusted <0540> [because.]
gave <0858> [and they brought.]
den ................. den ........ crushed <01358 0581 01855> [them.]
This savage act accorded with the customs of those times; contrary to the Divine law which enacted that "the fathers should not be put to death for the children, nor the children for the fathers."
children <01123> [their children.]
lions ..................... lions <0744> [the lions.]
King <04430> [king.]
Peace <08001> [Peace.]
issued <07761> [make.]
are <01934> [tremble.]
living ..... forever <02417 05957> [for.]
endures <07011> [and stedfast.]
kingdom ...................... kingdom <04437> [and his kingdom.]
rescues .................. rescued <07804> [delivereth.]
performs <05648> [and he.]
power <03028> [power. Chal. hand.]
reign ...... reign <04437> [and in.]
Belshazzar <01113> [Cir. A.M. 3449. B.C. 555. Belshazzar.]
Daniel <01841> [Daniel.]
had <02370> [had. Chal. saw. visions.]
wrote down <03790> [he wrote.]
fashion <04406> [matters. or, words.]
four <0703> [the four.]
great <07229> [the great.]
four <0703> [four.]
Four kingdoms, (ver. 17,) called beasts, from their tyranny and oppression, emerging from the wars and commotions of the world.
beasts <02423> [beasts.]
lion <0744> [like.]
wings ...... wings <01611> [the wings.]
lifted up <05191> [and it. or, wherewith it, etc. lifted.]
human being .... human <0606> [and a.]
<0317> [another.]
one side <02298 07859> [itself on one side. or, one dominion.]
three ribs <05967 08532> [three ribs.]
Babylon, Lydia, and Egypt.
raised up ................... Get up <06966> [Arise.]
appeared <0718> [lo.]
another <0317> [another.]
The Greek empire, founded by Alexander the Great.
four ... wings ........ four <01611 0703> [four wings.]
four .......... four heads <07217 0703> [four heads.]
Divided into 4 parts by Alexander's generals.
was <01934> [I saw.]
fourth <07244> [a fourth.]
The Roman empire, which destroyed the Grecian, and became mistress of the world.
ten <06236> [and it had ten.]
another <0317> [another.]
eyes .... eyes <05870> [eyes like.]
mouth <06433> [a mouth.]
While <05705> [till.]
Ancient <06268> [the Ancient.]
attire <03831> [whose.]
thrones ............................. throne <03764> [his throne.]
wheels <01535> [and his wheels.]
fire <05135> [fiery.]
Many thousands <0506> [thousand thousands.]
court <01780> [the judgment.]
arrogant words <07032> [the voice.]
until <05705> [even.]
rest <07606> [the rest.]
permitted ..... living <03052 02417> [their lives were prolonged. Chal. a prolonging in life was given them.]
son <01247> [one like.]
Ancient <06268> [the Ancient.]
escorted <07127> [and they.]
given <03052> [given.]
All <03606> [that all.]
eternal <05957> [an everlasting.]
distressed <03735> [was grieved.]
<05085> [body. Chal. sheath.]
visions <02376> [the visions.]
one <02298> [one.]
large <07260> [great.]
from <04481> [out.]
holy ones <06922> [the saints.]
Most High <05946> [most High. Chal. high ones, that is, things, or places.]
fourth <07244> [the fourth.]
very <03493> [the others. Chal. those.]
ten horns ...................... horn <06236 07162> [the ten horns.]
The ten kingdoms into which the western Roman empire was divided; which were primarily, according to Machiavel and Bp. Lloyd, 1. The Huns in Hungary, A.D. 356. 2. The Ostrogoths in Moesia, 377. 3. The Visigoths in Pannonia, 378. 4. The Sueves and Alans in Gascoigne and Spain, 407. 5. The Vandals in Africa, 407. 6. The Franks in France, 407. 7. The Burgundians in Burgundy, 407. 8. The Heruli and Turingi in Italy, 476. 9. The Saxons and Angles in Britain, 476. 10. The Lombards, first upon the Danube, 526, and afterwards in Italy. Though the ten kingdoms differed from these in later periods, and were sometimes more or less, yet they were still known by that name.
appearance <02376> [whose look.]
Ancient <06268> [the Ancient.]
judgment <01780> [judgment]
fourth ......... fourth <07244> [the fourth.]
ten ..... ten <06236> [the ten.]
Another <0321> [another.]
This evidently points out the papal supremacy, in every respect diverse from the former, which from small beginnings thrust itself up among the ten kingdoms, till at length it successively eradicated three of them, the kingdom of Heruli, of the Ostrogoths, and of the Lombards.
speak <04449> [he shall speak.]
In assuming infallibility, professing to forgive sins, and to open and shut heaven, thundering out bulls and anathemas, excommunicating princes, absolving subjects from their allegiance, and exacting obedience to his decrees in open violation of reason and Scripture.
harass <01080> [shall wear out.]
By wars, crusades, massacres, etc.
intention <05452> [and think.]
Appointing feasts and fasts, canonizing saints, etc.
time times ..... time <05732> [a time.]
That is, three years and a half, or, reckoning thirty days to a month, 1,260 days, equal to the same number of years in prophetic language; which, dated from the decree of Phocas constituting him the supreme head of the church, A.D. 606, terminated in 1866.
kingdom authority ...... kingdoms ..................... kingdom ..... kingdom ... authorities <04437 07985> [the kingdom and.]
kingdom ....... kingdoms ..................... kingdom ..... kingdom <04437> [whose kingdom.]
all ........................ all <03606> [and all.]
authority ................................ authorities <07985> [dominions. or, rulers.]
conclusion <05491> [the end.]
thoughts <07476> [my cogitations.]
kept <05202> [but.]
