Daniel 10:15

15 While he was speaking to me, I bowed facedown and could not speak.

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 But the prince of Persia has been fighting against me for twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the most important angels, came to help me, because I had been left there with the king of Persia.

14 Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people, because the vision is about a time in the future."

15 While he was speaking to me, I bowed facedown and could not speak.

16 Then one who looked like a man touched my lips, so I opened my mouth and started to speak. I said to the one standing in front of me, "Master, I am upset and afraid because of what I saw in the vision. I feel helpless.

17 Master, how can I, your servant, talk with you? My strength is gone, and it is hard for me to breathe."