And ye shall have the tribulation of ten days, — that is, the utmost extent of tribulation; beyond which there is nothing further, as there is no number beyond ten.
means, I think, the very contrary.
Decent dierum
is used even in Terence for a very short time
. In the same way we say, a nine days' wonder.
Ib.
c. 16. s. 1.
But for further conviction of the excellency of Mr. Mede's way above that of Grotius, I shall compare some of their main interpretations.