Daniel 10:5-15

5 ¹I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, ²a man clothed in linen, ³with a belt of fine ⁴gold from Uphaz around his waist.

6 His body was like ⁵beryl, his face ⁶like the appearance of lightning, ⁷his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and ⁸legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and ⁹the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude.

7 ¹⁰And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see the vision, but a great trembling fell upon them, and they fled to hide themselves.

8 So I was left alone and saw this great vision, and ¹¹no strength was left in me. My radiant appearance was fearfully changed, ^{[a] 12}and I retained no strength.

9 Then I heard the sound of his words, ¹³and as I heard the sound of his words, I fell on my face in deep sleep ¹⁴with my face to the ground.

10 And behold, ¹⁵a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.

11 And he said to me, “O Daniel, ¹⁶man greatly loved, ¹⁷understand the words that I speak to you, and ¹⁸stand upright, for ¹⁹now I have been sent to you. ” And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling.

12 Then he said to me, ²⁰“Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you ²¹set your heart to understand and ²²humbled yourself before your God, ²³your words have been heard, ²⁴and I have come because of your words.

13 ²⁵The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me ²⁶twenty-one days, but ²⁷Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia,

14 ²⁸and came to make you understand what is to happen to your people ²⁹in the latter days. For ³⁰the vision is for days yet to come. ”

15 When he had spoken to me according to these words, ³¹I turned my face toward the ground ³²and was mute.

Daniel 10:5-15 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.

Cross References

• 1. 10:5 [Josh. 5:13]
• 2. 10:5 Ezek. 9:2
• 3. 10:5 [Rev. 1:13; 15:6]
• 4. 10:5 Jer. 10:9
• 5. 10:6 [Ezek. 1:16; 10:9]
• 6. 10:6 Ezek. 1:14; Matt. 28:3
• 7. 10:6 Rev. 1:14
• 8. 10:6 Rev. 1:15
• 9. 10:6 Rev. 1:15
• 10. 10:7 [Acts 9:7]
• 11. 10:8 [ch. 7:28]
• 12. 10:8 ver. 16
• 13. 10:9 ch. 8:18
• 14. 10:9 ch. 8:18
• 15. 10:10 See Ezek. 2:9
• 16. 10:11 ver. 19; ch. 9:23
• 17. 10:11 See ch. 1:17
• 18. 10:11 Ezek. 2:1
• 19. 10:11 [Heb. 1:14]
• 20. 10:12 ver. 19; [Judg. 6:23; Rev. 1:17]
• 21. 10:12 [ch. 9:3]
• 22. 10:12 [ch. 9:3]
• 23. 10:12 [Acts 10:4]
• 24. 10:12 [ch. 9:23]
• 25. 10:13 ver. 20
• 26. 10:13 [ver. 2, 3]
• 27. 10:13 ver. 21; ch. 12:1; Jude 9; Rev. 12:7
• 28. 10:14 [See ver. 12 above]
• 29. 10:14 ch. 2:28
• 30. 10:14 ch. 8:26; [Hab. 2:3]
• 31. 10:15 ver. 9; ch. 8:18
• 32. 10:15 Ps. 39:2, 9

Footnotes

• [a] 10:8 Hebrew 'My splendor was changed to ruin'