11 (A)Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers!
The Lord has stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes,
Because His plan is against Babylon to destroy it;
For it is the (B)vengeance of the Lord, vengeance for His temple.

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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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11 Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the Lord hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple.

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28 [a]Perēs’—your kingdom has been divided and given to the (A)Medes and [b]Persians.”

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 5:28 Or half-shekel from verb “to divide”
  2. Daniel 5:28 Aram: Pāras

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

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Footnotes

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

28 Peres; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

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