Daniel 10:15

Daniel 10:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.
• New International Version (NIV)While he was saying this to me, I bowed with my face toward the ground and was speechless.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and was mute.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When he had spoken such words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and became speechless.

Context of Daniel 10:15

13But the prince of the kingdom of Persia was standing in opposition to me for twenty-one days. Then, behold, Michael, one of the chief [of the celestial] princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia. 14Now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision is in regard to the days yet to come.” When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and was speechless. 16And behold, one who resembled the sons of men touched my lips. Then I opened my mouth and spoke and said to him who was standing before me, “O my lord, because of the vision anguish has come upon me, and I have retained no strength. 17For how can such a [weakened] servant of my lord talk with such [a being] as my lord? For now there remains no strength in me, nor has any breath been left in me.”

Daniel 10:15 word by word

וּבְדַבְּר֣וֹ עִמִּ֔י כַּדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה נָתַ֧תִּי פָנַ֛י אַ֖רְצָה וְנֶאֱלָֽמְתִּי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when he had spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• such wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• unto me, I setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• my faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• toward the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• and I became dumbאָלַם'âlam · be dumbH481

Cross-references for Daniel 10:15

• Daniel 10:9Then I heard the sound of his words; and when I heard the sound of his words, I fell on my face in a deep sleep, with my face toward the ground.
• Daniel 8:18Now as he (Gabriel) was speaking with me, I drifted into a deep sleep (unconsciousness) with my face to the ground; but he touched me and made me stand [where I had stood before].
• Ezekiel 24:27On that day your mouth will be opened to him who escaped, and you will speak and no longer be mute. In this way you shall be a sign to them, and they will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord.’ ”
• Ezekiel 33:22Now the hand of the Lord had been upon me in the evening, before the survivor came. And He opened my mouth at the time he came to me in the morning; so my mouth was opened [in readiness] and I was no longer mute.
• Luke 1:20Listen carefully, you will be continually silent and unable to speak until the day when these things take place, because you did not believe what I told you; but my words will be fulfilled at their proper time.”

Commentaries on Daniel 10:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15I set my face toward the ground - He was standing upright, Daniel 10:11, and he now bent his body in reverence, and looked down upon the ground. And became dumb - Found himself unable to speak.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And when he had spoken such words … - Daniel was naturally overcome by the communication which had been made to him. The manner in which the prayer was answered seems to have been entirely different from what he had expected. The presence of a heavenly being; the majesty of his appearance; the assurance that he gave that he had come to answer his prayer; and the fact that he had important revelations to make respecting the future, overcame him, and he…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-21Verses 10-21 Whenever we enter into communion with God, it becomes us to have a due sense of the infinite distance between us and the holy God. How shall we, that are dust and ashes, speak to the Lord of glory? Nothing is more likely, nothing more effectual to revive the drooping spirits of the saints, than to be assured of God's love to them. From the very first day we begin to look toward God in a way of duty, he is ready to meet us in the way of mercy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-21This final vision spans from 536 BC to a future when Daniel will rise from the dead and receive his inheritance. All earthly kingdoms will be destroyed. The eternal kingdom of the Son of Man will arise. God's people will finally be rescued, and death, the ultimate enemy, will be defeated.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. face toward the ground--in humble reverence (Ge 19:1). dumb--with overwhelming awe.Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 10:15

• Angel (a Spirit)

In the dictionaries

• Quaking
• Dumb
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• God
• last day, last days, latter days

Commentaries on Daniel 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings