Daniel 10:3

Daniel 10:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
• New International Version (NIV)I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine entered my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, for the full three weeks.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I ate no pleasant food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

Context of Daniel 10:3

1In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a message was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar; and the message was true and it referred to great conflict (warfare, misery). And he understood the message and had an understanding of the vision. 2In those days I, Daniel, had been mourning for three entire weeks. I ate no tasty food, nor did any meat or wine enter my mouth; and I did not anoint (refresh, groom) myself at all for the full three weeks. 4On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was on the bank of the great river Hiddekel [which is the Tigris], 5I raised my eyes and looked, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, whose loins were girded with [a belt of] pure gold of Uphaz.

Daniel 10:3 word by word

לֶ֣חֶם חֲמֻד֞וֹת לֹ֣א אָכַ֗לְתִּי וּבָשָׂ֥ר וָיַ֛יִן לֹא־בָ֥א אֶל־פִּ֖י וְס֣וֹךְ לֹא־סָ֑כְתִּי עַד־מְלֹ֕את שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת שָׁבֻעִ֖ים יָמִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I ateאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• no pleasantחֲמוּדָהchemdâh · desirable thingH2532
• breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · foodH3899
• neither cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• nor wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• in my mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• neither did I anointסוּךְsûk · to anointH5480
• till threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• wholeיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• weeksשָׁבוּעַshâbûa‛ shâbûa‛ shebû‛âh · weekH7620
• were fulfilledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390

Cross-references for Daniel 10:3

• Daniel 6:18Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night fasting; and no music or entertainment was brought before him, and he remained unable to sleep.
• Isaiah 24:6Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who live on it suffer the punishment of their guilt. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth are burned [under the curse of God’s wrath], and few people are left.
• 1 Corinthians 9:27But [like a boxer] I strictly discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached [the gospel] to others, I myself will not somehow be disqualified [as unfit for service].
• Daniel 11:8Also he will carry off to Egypt their [Syrian] gods with their cast images and their precious and costly treasure of silver and of gold, and he will refrain from waging war against the king of the North for some years.
• Job 33:20So that his life makes him loathe food, And his soul [loathe] even his favorite dishes.
• Amos 5:11Therefore, because you impose heavy rent on the poor And demand a tribute (food-tax) of grain from them, Though you have built [luxurious] houses of square stone, You will not live in them; You have planted beautiful vineyards, but you will not drink their wine.
• Nahum 2:9Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold! For there is no end to the treasure— Wealth from every precious object.
• 2 Samuel 19:24Then Mephibosheth the [grand]son of Saul came down to meet the king, but he had not cared for his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he returned in peace and safety.
• Matthew 6:17But when you fast, put oil on your head [as you normally would to groom your hair] and wash your face

Commentaries on Daniel 10:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3I ate no pleasant bread - This fast was rather a general abstinence; living all the while on coarse and unsavory food; drinking nothing but water; not using the bath, and most probably wearing haircloth next the skin, during the whole of the time.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3I ate no pleasant bread - Margin, “bread of desires.” So the Hebrew. The meaning is, that he abstained from ordinary food, and partook of that only which was coarse and disagreeable. Neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth - That is, he lived on bread or vegetables. It is not to be inferred from this that Daniel ordinarily made use of wine, for it would seem from Matthew 6:17), and Daniel here says that he abstained during these three weeks from what he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3Daniel seemed to be in mourning because of his earlier visions (Daniel 10:14, 16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. no pleasant bread--"unleavened bread, even the bread of affliction" (De 16:3). anoint--The Persians largely used unguents.Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 10:3

• Anointing
• Fasting
• Self-Denial
• Wine

In the dictionaries

• Fast
• Quaking
• Week
• Anointing
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Fast; Fasting
• Fasts

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