Daniel 10:3-13

3 I ¹did not eat any tasty food, nor did meat or wine enter my mouth, nor did I use any ointment at all until the entire three weeks were completed.

4 On the twenty-fourth * day of the first month, while I was by the bank of the great ²river, that is, the Tigris,

5 I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, there was a certain man ³dressed in linen, whose waist was ⁴girded with a belt of pure ⁵gold of Uphaz.

6 His body also was like beryl, his face had the appearance of lightning, ⁶his eyes were like flaming torches, his arms and feet like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a tumult.

7 Now I, Daniel, ⁷alone saw the vision, while the ⁸men who were with me did not see the vision; nevertheless, a great ⁹dread fell on them, and they ran away to hide themselves.

8 So I was ¹⁰left alone and saw this great vision; yet ¹¹no strength was left in me, for my natural color turned to a deathly pallor, and I retained no strength.

9 But I heard the sound of his words; and as soon as I heard the sound of his words, I ¹²fell into a deep sleep on my face, with my face to the ground.

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10 Then behold, a hand ¹³touched me and set me trembling on my hands * and knees.

11 He said to me, "O ¹⁴Daniel, man of high esteem, ¹⁵understand the words that I am about to tell you and ¹⁶stand upright *, for I have now been sent to you." And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up ¹⁷trembling.

12 Then he said to me, "¹⁸Do not be afraid, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart on understanding this and on ¹⁹humbling yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response ²⁰to your words.

13 "But the prince of the kingdom of Persia was withstanding me for twenty-one * days; then behold, ²¹Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.

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Daniel 10:3-13 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DANIEL 10

This chapter is an introduction to the prophecies contained in the two following chapters; and begins with an account of Daniel's mourning and fasting, preparatory to the vision he had, Da 10:1-3, and of the appearance of Christ to him, with the time and place of it; who is described by his clothing, and the several parts of his body, which were very glorious, he appearing in a human form, Da 10:4-6, then follows an account of the effects it had upon him, Da 10:7-9, and of what encouragement and strength he received from him, by words and touches, to listen to what he said; and to expect a discovery and an understanding of things of moment and importance, which should be in future times, Da 10:10-21.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 21

1. Daniel 6:18
2. Ezekiel 1:3; Daniel 8:2
3. Ezekiel 9:2; Daniel 12:6, 7
4. Revelation 1:13; Revelation 15:6
5. Jeremiah 10:9
6. Revelation 1:14; Revelation 2:18; Revelation 19:12
7. 2 Kings 6:17-20
8. Acts 9:7
9. Ezekiel 12:18
10. Genesis 32:24
11. Daniel 7:28; Daniel 8:27; Habakkuk 3:16
12. Genesis 15:12; Job 4:13; Daniel 8:18
13. Jeremiah 1:9; Daniel 8:18
14. Daniel 10:19
15. Daniel 8:16, 17
16. Ezekiel 2:1
17. Job 4:14, 15
18. Isaiah 41:10, 14; Daniel 10:19
19. Daniel 9:20-23; Daniel 10:2, 3
20. Acts 10:30, 31
21. Daniel 10:21; Daniel 12:1; Jude 9; Revelation 12:7

Footnotes 11

[a]. Lit "bread of desirability"
[b]. Heb "Hiddekel"
[c]. Or "yellow serpentine"
[d]. Lit "like"
[e]. Or "roaring"
[f]. Lit "splendor"
[g]. Lit "corruption"
[h]. Lit "knees and the palms of my hands"
[i]. Lit "desirability;" or "preciousness"
[j]. Lit "upon your standing"
[k]. Lit "standing opposite"