Daniel 10:5

Daniel 10:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
• New International Version (NIV)I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, a man clothed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, a certain man clothed in linen, whose waist was girded with gold of Uphaz!

Context of Daniel 10:5

3I 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], I 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. 6His body also was like beryl [with a golden luster], his face had the appearance of lightning, his eyes were like flaming torches, his arms and his feet like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of his words was like the noise of a multitude [of people or the roaring of the sea]. 7And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision [of this heavenly being], for the men who were with me did not see the vision; nevertheless, a great panic overwhelmed them, so they ran away to hide themselves.

Daniel 10:5 word by word

וָאֶשָּׂ֤א אֶת־עֵינַי֙ וָאֵ֔רֶא וְהִנֵּ֥ה אִישׁ־אֶחָ֖ד לָב֣וּשׁ בַּדִּ֑ים וּמָתְנָ֥יו חֲגֻרִ֖ים בְּכֶ֥תֶם אוּפָֽז׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then I lifted upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: lookH5375
• mine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• and lookedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• and behold a certainאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• clothedלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
• in linenבַּדbad · linenH906
• whose loinsמׇתְנַ֫יִםmôthen · loinH4975
• girdedחָגַרchâgar · to girdH2296
• with fine goldכֶּ֫תֶםkethem · goldH3800
• of Uphazאוּפָז'ûphâz · UphazH210

Cross-references for Daniel 10:5

• Daniel 12:6And one said to the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long will it be until the end of these wonders?”
• Joshua 5:13Now when Joshua was by Jericho, he looked up, and behold, a man was standing opposite him with his drawn sword in his hand, and Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you for us or for our adversaries?”
• Zechariah 1:8In the night I saw [a vision] and behold, a Man was riding on a red horse, and it stood among the myrtle trees that were in the ravine; and behind Him were horses: red, sorrel (reddish-brown), and white.
• Revelation 1:13and in the midst of the lampstands I saw someone like the Son of Man, dressed in a robe reaching to His feet, and with a golden sash wrapped around His chest.
• Ezekiel 9:2Behold, six men [angelic beings] came from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with his battle-axe in his hand; and among them was a certain man clothed in linen, with a scribe’s writing case at his side. They entered and stood beside the bronze altar.
• Isaiah 11:5And righteousness will be the belt around His loins, And faithfulness the belt around His waist.
• Ephesians 6:14So stand firm and hold your ground, having tightened the wide band of truth (personal integrity, moral courage) around your waist and having put on the breastplate of righteousness (an upright heart),
• Revelation 15:6and the seven angels who had the seven plagues (afflictions, calamities) came out of the temple, arrayed in linen, pure and gleaming, and wrapped around their chests were golden sashes.
• Jeremiah 10:9Silver that has been beaten [into plates] is brought from Tarshish, And gold from Uphaz, The work of the craftsman and of the hand of the goldsmith; Violet and purple are their clothing; They are all the work of skilled men.

Commentaries on Daniel 10:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Clothed in linen - The description is intended to point out the splendor of the garments. Gold of Uphaz - The same as Ophir.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked … - While he was engaged in devotion. What is here said would lead us to suppose that he had been occupied in deep thought and meditation, perhaps with his eyes fixed on the ground. Behold, a certain man clothed in linen - One who had the form and appearance of a man. The subsequent disclosures showed that he was an angel, but when angels have appeared on earth they have commonly assumed the human form. The margin…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The man in linen clothing is an unknown messenger of the Lord (compare Daniel 10:16, 18; 12:6–7; see also Ezekiel 9:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. lifted up mine eyes--from the ground on which they had been fixed in his mourning. certain man--literally, "one man." An angel of the highest order; for in Da 8:16 he commands Gabriel to make Daniel to understand the vision, and in Da 12:6 one of the two angels inquires of him how long it would be till the end predicted. linen--the raiment of priests, being the symbol of sanctity, as more pure than wool (Ex 28:42); also of prophets (Jr 13:1); and of…Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 10:5

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Uphaz

In the dictionaries

• Girdle
• Quaking
• Angel
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Fine
• Gold
• Linen
• Ophir
• Uphaz

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