Daniel 5:28

28 " 'PERES '-your kingdom has been divided and given over to the ¹Medes 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 interpretation of the message: 'MENE '-God has numbered your kingdom and put an end to it.

27 " 'TEKEL '-you have been weighed on the scales and found deficient.

28 " 'PERES '-your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians."

29 Then Belshazzar gave orders, and they clothed Daniel with purple and put a necklace of gold around his neck, and issued a proclamation concerning him that he now had authority as the third ruler in the kingdom.

30 That same night Belshazzar the Chaldean king was slain.

Cross References

• 1. Isaiah 13:17; Isaiah 21:2; Isaiah 45:1, 2; Daniel 5:31; Daniel 6:8, 28; Acts 2:9

Footnotes

• [a] Aram: "Pa