“Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?”
King James Version (KJV)
2:5 He - The king of Babylon. Wine - Hereby Belshazzar, his city and kingdom of Babylon fell a prey to Darius and Cyrus. At home - Is ever abroad warring upon some or other. Unto him - To his kingdom. All nations - That are round about him.
2:8 Of the land - Of the whole land of Chaldea. The city - Babylon.
2:9 To his house - His family which he would enrich, and raise high. Delivered - Kept secure and out of danger from all below him.