Daniel 5:28 meaning and explanation
PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”
Daniel 5:28, Berean Standard Bible
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Daniel is speaking to King Belshazzar in Babylon, interpreting the writing that appeared on the palace wall during the feast. The word PERES is a play on the Aramaic verb peras, meaning to divide or break in pieces, and it echoes the name of the Persians who will take the kingdom.
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