1. IN THE third year of Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel, who was called Belteshazzar. And the word was true and it referred to great tribulation (conflict and wretchedness). And he understood the word and had understanding of the vision. [Dan. 8:26; Rev. 19:9.]
2. In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three whole weeks.
3. I ate no pleasant or desirable food, nor did any meat or wine come into my mouth; and I did not anoint myself at all for the full three weeks.
4. On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was on the bank of the great river Hiddekel [which is the Tigris],