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Herodotus and Xenophon confirm Daniel as to the suddenness of the event. Cyrus diverted the Euphrates into a new channel and, guided by two deserters, marched by the dry bed into the city, while the Babylonians were carousing at an annual feast to the gods. See also Isa 21:5; Isa 44:27; Jer 50:38, Jer 50:39; Jer 51:36. As to Belshazzar’s being slain, compare Isa 14:18-20; Isa 21:2-9; Jer 50:29-35; Jer 51:57.