was mourning or, continued mourning. The motive of Daniel's mourning is not stated; but it may be inferred from Daniel 10:12 (cf. Daniel 9:3) to have been grief for his people's sin (cf. Ezra 10:6), and anxiety about its future (cf. Nehemiah 1:4).

three full weeks three weeks long. Lit. three weeks, daysa pleonastic idiom, which occurs elsewhere (e.g. Genesis 41:1; Deuteronomy 21:13; 2 Samuel 13:23) [357]. -Full" emphasizes the expression unduly.

[357] See Ges.-Kautzsch, § 131 d.

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