Daniel 13:55

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

⁵⁵And Daniel said, “Very well! This lie has cost you your head, for the angel of God has received the sentence from God and will immediately cut^[a] you in two.”

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Daniel 13:55 The Greek words for mastic tree and cut are similar, thus forming an ironic wordplay

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