Dan 10:1 | JFB | STEP | 1. third year of Cyrus —two years after Cyrus' decree for the restoration of the Jews had gone forth, in accordance with Daniel's prayer in . This vision gives not merely general outlines, or symbols, but minute details of the future, in short, anticipative history. It is the expansion of the vision in . That which then "none understood," he says here, "he understood"; the messenger being sent to him for this ( ), to make him understand it. Probably Daniel was no longer in office at court; for in , it is said, "Daniel continued even unto the first year of King Cyrus"; not that he died then. See on . but the time appointed was long —rather, "it (that is, the prophecy) referred to great calamity " [MAURER ]; or, "long and calamitous warfare" [GESENIUS ]. Literally, "host going to war"; hence, warfare, calamity.

Daniel 10:1

1. third year of Cyrus—two years after Cyrus' decree for the restoration of the Jews had gone forth, in accordance with Daniel's prayer in Da 9:3-19. This vision gives not merely general outlines, or symbols, but minute details of the future, in short, anticipative history. It is the expansion of the vision in Da 8:1-14. That which then "none understood," he says here, "he understood"; the messenger being sent to him for this (Da 10:11, 14), to make him understand it. Probably Daniel was no longer in office at court; for in Da 1:21, it is said, "Daniel continued even unto the first year of King Cyrus"; not that he died then. See on Da 1:21.

but the time appointed was long—rather, "it (that is, the prophecy) referred to great calamity" [MAURER]; or, "long and calamitous warfare" [GESENIUS]. Literally, "host going to war"; hence, warfare, calamity.