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**the third year of Cyrus** . Called by his appellative "Darius" (= the Restrainer, or Maintainer, in [Daniel 9:1](../../../kjv/daniel/9/1) ; Dan 9:42 4BC.) Two years later than [Daniel 9](../../../kjv/daniel/9) . This is Daniel's latest date; which continues to the end of this book, seventythree years since his deportation: he being now eighty-nine years old.
**thing** = word, or matter.
**Belteshazzar** . See [Daniel 1:7](../../../kjv/daniel/1/7) .
**but the time appointed was long** = but [concerned] a long warfare.
**time appointed** . Hebrew. *tzaba.* Generally rendered "host" or "army" ([Daniel 8:10](../../../kjv/daniel/8/10) , [Daniel 8:11](../../../kjv/daniel/8/11) , [Daniel 8:12](../../../kjv/daniel/8/12) ). Put by Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Adjunct), App-6 , for warfare.
**long:** or, great.

**three full weeks** = three sevens of days. See next verse and [Daniel 10:13](../../../kjv/daniel/10/13) , in contrast with [Daniel 9:24](../../../kjv/daniel/9/24) , [Daniel 9:25](../../../kjv/daniel/9/25) . Compare this humiliation with that of [Daniel 9:3-19](../../../kjv/daniel/9/3-19) , and see the Structure ("[Daniel 9:3-19](../../../kjv/daniel/9/3-19) " and "[Daniel 10:2](../../../kjv/daniel/10/2) , [Daniel 10:3](../../../kjv/daniel/10/3) ", p. 1196).

**pleasant bread** = bread of desires: i.e. pleasant food.
**wine** . Hebrew. *yayin.* App-27 .
**three whole weeks** = three sevens of days, as in verses: [Daniel 10:2](../../../kjv/daniel/10/2) , [Daniel 10:13](../../../kjv/daniel/10/13) .
***confronting me three sevens of days*** : but, lo,

**the four and twentieth, &c.:** i.e. the twenty-fourth of Nisan (i.e. Abib).
**Hiddekel:** i.e. the Tigris. See [Genesis 2:14](../../../kjv/genesis/2/14) .

**man** . Hebrew ' *ish* . App-14 .
**clothed, &c.** Compare the description in [Revelation 1](../../../kjv/revelation/1) . Note the Divine and angelic appearances in this book: [Daniel 3:25](../../../kjv/daniel/3/25) ; [Daniel 4:13](../../../kjv/daniel/4/13) , [Daniel 4:17](../../../kjv/daniel/4/17) , [Daniel 4:23](../../../kjv/daniel/4/23) ; [Daniel 6:22](../../../kjv/daniel/6/22) ; [Daniel 7:16](../../../kjv/daniel/7/16) ; [Daniel 8:13](../../../kjv/daniel/8/13) , [Daniel 8:14](../../../kjv/daniel/8/14) , [Daniel 8:16-26](../../../kjv/daniel/8/16-26) ; [Daniel 9:21](../../../kjv/daniel/9/21) ; [Daniel 10:4-8](../../../kjv/daniel/10/4-8) , [Daniel 10:10](../../../kjv/daniel/10/10) , [Daniel 10:16](../../../kjv/daniel/10/16) , [Daniel 10:18](../../../kjv/daniel/10/18) , [Daniel 10:20](../../../kjv/daniel/10/20) ; [Daniel 12:1](../../../kjv/daniel/12/1) , [Daniel 12:5](../../../kjv/daniel/12/5) , [Daniel 12:6](../../../kjv/daniel/12/6) .

**men** . Hebrew, plural of *'enosh.* App-14 . Compare [Acts 9:7](../../../kjv/acts/9/7) .

**was I in a deep sleep, &c.** Compare [Daniel 8:18](../../../kjv/daniel/8/18) .

**stand upright** . Note the Figure of speech Polyptoton ( App-6 ), stand upon thy standing: i.e. stand up where thou art.

**the first day** . See [Daniel 9:23](../../../kjv/daniel/9/23) .
**chasten** = humble. See note on [Daniel 10:3](../../../kjv/daniel/10/3) .
**God** . Hebrew. *Elohim.* App-4 .

**the prince** = ruler. Hebrew. *sar* = a ruler (from *sarar =* to rule). Hence *Caesar, Tzar* or *Czar* . Generally rendered "prince" in this book. See [Daniel 1:7](../../../kjv/daniel/1/7) , [Daniel 1:8](../../../kjv/daniel/1/8) , [Daniel 1:9](../../../kjv/daniel/1/9) , [Daniel 1:10](../../../kjv/daniel/1/10) , [Daniel 1:11](../../../kjv/daniel/1/11) , [Daniel 1:18](../../../kjv/daniel/1/18) ; [Daniel 8:11](../../../kjv/daniel/8/11) , [Daniel 8:25](../../../kjv/daniel/8/25) ; [Daniel 9:6](../../../kjv/daniel/9/6) , [Daniel 9:8](../../../kjv/daniel/9/8) ; [Daniel 10:13](../../../kjv/daniel/10/13) , [Daniel 10:20](../../../kjv/daniel/10/20) , [Daniel 10:21](../../../kjv/daniel/10/21) ; [Daniel 11:5](../../../kjv/daniel/11/5) ; [Daniel 12:1](../../../kjv/daniel/12/1) . The rulers may be good, angelic (good or evil), or the world-rulers of [Ephesians 6:12](../../../kjv/ephesians/6/12) .
**withstood** = was standing confronting me.
**one and twenty days** . See verses: [Daniel 10:2](../../../kjv/daniel/10/2) , [Daniel 10:3](../../../kjv/daniel/10/3) .
**Michael** = who is like GOD (Hebrew El)? The second angel named in this book. The special angelic ruler for Israel ([Daniel 10:21](../../../kjv/daniel/10/21) ; [Daniel 12:1](../../../kjv/daniel/12/1) . Compare [Jude 1:9](../../../kjv/jude/1/9) , and [Revelation 12:7](../../../kjv/revelation/12/7) ).
**princes** . Hebrew. *sar =* chief. Not the same word as in [Daniel 11:8](../../../kjv/daniel/11/8) , [Daniel 11:18](../../../kjv/daniel/11/18) , [Daniel 11:22](../../../kjv/daniel/11/22) .
**I remained** = I was superfluous: i.e. not needed. Hence we may render, "I left him there". Not the same word as in [Daniel 10:17](../../../kjv/daniel/10/17) .
**with** = beside.

**the latter days** . Reference to Pentateuch ([Genesis 49:1](../../../kjv/genesis/49/1) .[Numbers 24:14](../../../kjv/numbers/24/14) .[Deuteronomy 4:30](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/4/30) ; [Deuteronomy 31:29](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/31/29) ). App-92 . See note on [Daniel 2:28](../../../kjv/daniel/2/28) . Note the bearing of this on the prophecy itself, given in [Daniel 11:21](../../../kjv/daniel/11/21) [Daniel 12:3](../../../kjv/daniel/12/3) .

**dumb** . Compare [Psalms 139:2](../../../kjv/psalms/139/2) , [Psalms 139:9](../../../kjv/psalms/139/9) .

**men** . Hebrew. *'adam.* App-14 .

**remained** = continued. Not the same word as in [Daniel 10:13](../../../kjv/daniel/10/13) .
**breath** . Hebrew. *neshamah.* See App-16 .

**strengthened** = strengthened (for endurance). Hebrew. *hazak.*

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