Daniel 10:15

15 When he said this to me, I bowed down with my face touching the ground and was silent.

Daniel 10:15 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 10:15

And when he had spoken such words unto me
As before related, concerning the contest between him and the prince of Persia; and especially concerning what would befall the people of the Jews in the latter day: I set my face toward the ground;
not being able to look up; his eyes were fixed upon the earth like one confounded and thunderstruck, filled with amazement and wonder: and I became dumb;
not able to speak a word, as is the case of persons sometimes in surprise, or through excess of any of the passions: this arose either from the majesty of the angel; or rather from the nature and importance of the things he said; or from a consciousness of his own impurity, and so of his unworthiness to converse with so exalted a creature, and to be favoured with such secrets. The Arabic version is, "and I supplicated"; very wrongly.

Daniel 10:15 In-Context

13 The commander of the Persian kingdom opposed me for 21 days. But then Michael, one of the chief commanders, came to help me because I was left alone with the kings of Persia.

14 I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the last days, because the vision is about times still to come."

15 When he said this to me, I bowed down with my face touching the ground and was silent.

16 Then someone who looked like a human touched my lips. I opened my mouth and began to talk. I said to the person standing in front of me, "Sir, because of this vision, pain has overwhelmed me, and I'm helpless.

17 How can I talk to you, sir? I have no strength left, and the wind has been knocked out of me."