Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain [saint] which spake, How long [shall be] the vision [concerning] the daily [sacrifice], and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
Ver. 13. And I heard one saint speaking,] i.e., One holy angel; for they are solicitous of God's glory, and sensitive to the saints' sufferings, whereof they would have a speedy end. And should not we be so too, weeping with those that weep, and rejoicing with those that rejoice?
And another saint said unto that certain saint which spake.] Anonymo illi qui loquebatur, so Piscator rendereth it; others, To the wonderful numberer who spake - i.e., who commanded Gabriel to declare the vision to Daniel. Dan 8:16 This was Jesus Christ, the Wisdom and Word of God. He who knoweth all the secrets of his Father as perfectly as if they were numbered before him.
How long shall be the vision.] It appeareth, then, that angels know not all secrets, but that their knowledge is limited; they know not so much, but they would know more. Eph 3:10 1Pe 1:12
Concerning the daily sacrifice.] The loss whereof was a just matter of lamentation to godly minds. See Zephaniah 3:18 .
And the transgression of desolation.] Transgression is a land desolating evil. Lam 1:9
And the host to be trodden under foot,] i.e., The professors of the truth were overturned; some by persuasion, others by persecution.