4. Here begins the Chaldee portion of Daniel, which continues to the end of the seventh chapter. In it the course, character, and crisis of the Gentile power are treated; whereas, in the other parts, which are in Hebrew, the things treated apply more particularly to the Jews and Jerusalem. Syriac —the Aramean Chaldee, the vernacular tongue of the king and his court; the prophet, by mentioning it here, hints at the reason of his own adoption of it from this point. live for ever —a formula in addressing kings, like our "Long live the king!" Compare 1 Kings 1:31 . return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-5" class="com-number"
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pericope/per-dan-2-001
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