11 Sharpen the arrows!(A)
Fill the quivers![a]
The Lord has roused the spirit
of the kings of the Medes
because his plan is aimed at Babylon
to destroy her,
for it is the Lord’s vengeance,
vengeance for his temple.(B)

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  1. 51:11 Or Grasp the shields!

11 “Sharpen the arrows,(A)
    take up the shields!(B)
The Lord has stirred up the kings(C) of the Medes,(D)
    because his purpose(E) is to destroy Babylon.
The Lord will take vengeance,(F)
    vengeance for his temple.(G)

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28 ‘Peres’[a][b] means that your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians.”[c]

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  1. 5:28 Or half a shekel
  2. 5:28 In Aramaic, the word peres is the sg form of “parsin” in v. 25.
  3. 5:28 The Aramaic word for divided and Persians sounds like peres.

28 Peres[a]: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes(A) and Persians.”(B)

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  1. Daniel 5:28 Peres (the singular of Parsin) can mean divided or Persia or a half mina or a half shekel.