Daniel 5

Daniel 5:1

Girded - With soldiers belts, which includes the rest of the habit of soldiers. In dyed attire - Both rich, comely, large, and of divers colours. Princes - Of princely aspect and majesty.

Daniel 5:3

Alienated - She grew weary of the Chaldeans.

Daniel 5:4

Discovered - Made it appear to all, far and near.

Daniel 5:5

By - Remembering her idolatries in Egypt, her alliance with it in days past, which she now resolved to act over again.

Daniel 5:6

Paramours - The nations, that were confederate with the Egyptians.

Daniel 5:9

Pekod - Pekod is the province between Tigris, and Lycus; in this was old Nineveh. Shoa - Either Sia in Armenia, or the Sohia, among which were the Adiabeni, and this contained the middle part of the kingdom of Babylon. Koa - This bordered upon Media, the inhabitants were called Kohai, and dwelt about Arbela. And all - All subjects of the Assyrian monarchy.

Daniel 5:10

And wheels - Lest in their march the carriage wheels should break, a store of these were provided. An assembly - A mighty confluence of people. I will set - Give them a power in right of conquest over their rebels, as well as mine, and I will give them a spirit of judgment to discern the greatness of this people’s sins. Judge - Condemn, and execute sentence upon thee. According - To their will, power, wrath, and custom, against rebels; for these are their rules of judgment.

Daniel 5:11

I will set my jealousy - As a jealous provoked husband, I will be as much against thee as they are. Thy residue - Either the people, who hid themselves in vaults and cellars, or what the Chaldeans cannot carry away, all this shall be devoured by fire.

Daniel 5:15

Take away - Deprive thee of the comfortable use of all thy labour, which they will exact of thee in captivity.

Daniel 5:18

It - Is large, and contains what will last many years, even ’till the seventy years be expired.

Daniel 5:20

Thou - Shalt stagger with sorrows, that shall intoxicate, and astonish. Suck it out - The dregs shalt thou drink, and multiply thine own sorrows. Break the sheards - To suck out what remains. And pluck - Revenging thyself upon thyself.

Daniel 5:21

Bear thou - The guilt, I will impute it, the punishment, I will not pardon it.

Daniel 5:24

In the same day - When they had newly polluted themselves with idolatry and murder, they thrust into the temple.

Daniel 5:25

My house - Nay, these things have been in my house.

Daniel 5:26

Wash thyself - After the manner of harlots.

Daniel 5:27

Sattest - Prepared to feast them. A stately bed - A magnificent bed, on which women sat to feast, when men leaned on their sides. Incense - Offered to their idols.

Daniel 5:28

A voice - A shout for joy, that there was a treaty of peace between the Jews, and the Chaldeans.

Daniel 5:31

Righteous men - Men that keep the law of their God.