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Then spoke the Chaldeans to the king in the Syrian language, O king, live forever: tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.
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A Gentile Language for Gentiles
Commentators note that this verse marks a significant language shift in the book of Daniel, from Hebrew to Aramaic (referred to here as 'Syriac'). This change is theologically important, as God begins to reveal prophecies concerning the future of Gentile world empires, He fittingly uses a common Gentile language to communicate His message.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king – The meaning is, either that the Chaldeans spoke in the name of the entire company of the soothsayers …
19th Century
Anglican
In Syriac.—Probably a fresh title, indicating to the copyist that the Chaldee portion of the book begins here. It has been conject…
16th Century
Protestant
Daniel first relates the great confidence of the Chaldeans, since they dared to promise the interpretation of a dream still unknown to them. Th…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then spoke the Chaldeans to the king in, Syriac These spoke, either because the interpretation of dreams particularl…
The greatest individuals are most susceptible to mental cares and troubles, which disturb their rest at night, while the sleep of the laboring pers…
