Verse 10
10. If ye . . . abide—namely, under the Babylonian authority, to which God hath appointed that all should be subject (Daniel 2:37; Daniel 2:38). To resist was to resist God.
build . . . plant—metaphor for, I will firmly establish you (Daniel 2:38- :).
I repent . . . of the evil— (Jeremiah 18:8; Deuteronomy 32:36). I am satisfied with the punishment I have inflicted on you, if only you add not a new offense [GROTIUS]. God is said to "repent," when He alters His outward ways of dealing.
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