Daniel 5:28

28 " 'Peres'--your kingdom has been divided and given to [the] Medes and Persians.'"

Daniel 5:28 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 5:28

PERES
The singular of "Pharsin", ( Daniel 5:25 ) . The sense of this word is, thy kingdom is divided:
which, though it consisted of various provinces, united under Belshazzar, now should be broken and separated from him: and given to the Medes and Persians;
to Darius the Mede, and to Cyrus the Persian, who was a partner for a while with his uncle Darius in the government of the empire: there is an elegant play on words in the words "Peres" and "Persians"; and a grievous thing it is to sinners, not only to have body and soul divided at death, but to be divided and separated from God to all eternity; and to hear that sentence, "depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels".

Daniel 5:28 In-Context

26 "This [is] the explanation of the matter: 'Mene'--God has numbered your kingdom and brought an end [to] it.

27 " 'Tekel'--you have been weighed on scales and you have been found wanting.

28 " 'Peres'--your kingdom has been divided and given to [the] Medes and Persians.'"

29 Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel [with] purple and [placed] a necklace of gold around his neck, and they made a proclamation concerning him that he would be [the] third ruler [in authority] in the kingdom.

30 {That same night} Belshazzar, the Chaldean king, was killed.