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saint = holy [one]. An angelic attendant. Compare Dan_4:13. Deu_33:2. Job_5:1; Job_15:15. Psa_89:5, Psa_89:7. Zec_14:5.
that certain saint = a certain [unnamed] one, or such an one, as in Rth_4:1. Or, a proper name Palmoni = the wonderful one, or the wonderful [numberer], as in Jdg_13:18. Isa_9:6. Psa_139:6.
How long . . . ? Referring to the duration of what is said concerning "the daily sacrifice" and the desolation; not the interval before the fulfillment.
concerning, &c. = of "the daily sacrifice" [as taken away].
and. Supply "and [the setting up of] the desolating (or astounding) rebellion.
to give, &c. : or, after He hath given over the sanctuary, &c.
the host. Here it is the "host", the technical term for the ministers of the sanctuary. Compare Num_4:23, Num_4:30, Num_4:35, Num_4:39, Num_4:43; Num_8:24, Num_8:25.