Daniel 10:17

Daniel 10:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.
• New International Version (NIV)How can I, your servant, talk with you, my lord? My strength is gone and I can hardly breathe.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)How can my lord's servant talk with my lord? For now no strength remains in me, and no breath is left in me."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For how can this servant of my lord talk with you, my lord? As for me, no strength remains in me now, nor is any breath left in me.”

Context of Daniel 10:17

15While he was saying these words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and was speechless. 16Suddenly one with human likeness touched my lips. I opened my mouth and said to the one standing in front of me, “My lord, because of the vision, anguish overwhelms me and I am powerless. How can someone like me, your servant, speak with someone like you, my lord? Now I have no strength, and there is no breath in me.” 18Then the one with a human appearance touched me again and strengthened me. 19He said, “Don’t be afraid, you who are treasured by God. Peace to you; be very strong!” As he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”

Daniel 10:17 word by word

וְהֵ֣יךְ יוּכַ֗ל עֶ֤בֶד אֲדֹנִי֙ זֶ֔ה לְדַבֵּ֖ר עִם־אֲדֹ֣נִי זֶ֑ה וַאֲנִ֤י מֵעַ֙תָּה֙ לֹֽא־יַעֲמָד־בִּ֣י כֹ֔חַ וּנְשָׁמָ֖ה לֹ֥א נִשְׁאֲרָה־בִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For howהֵיךְhêyk · how?H1963
• canיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
• the servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• of this my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• talkדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• for as for me, straightwayעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
• there remainedעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• no strengthכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• in me, neither is there breathנְשָׁמָהneshâmâh · breathH5397
• leftשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604

Cross-references for Daniel 10:17

• Matthew 22:43He asked them, “How is it then that David, inspired by the Spirit, calls him ‘Lord’:
• Mark 12:36David himself says by the Holy Spirit: The Lord declared to my Lord, ‘Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.’
• Genesis 32:20You are also to say, ‘Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.’” For he thought, “I want to appease Esau with the gift that is going ahead of me. After that, I can face him, and perhaps he will forgive me.”
• Exodus 24:10and they saw the God of Israel. Beneath his feet was something like a pavement made of lapis lazuli, as clear as the sky itself.
• Exodus 33:20But he added, “You cannot see my face, for humans cannot see me and live.”
• Judges 6:22When Gideon realized that he was the angel of the Lord, he said, “Oh no, Lord God! I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!”
• Judges 13:21The angel of the Lord did not appear again to Manoah and his wife. Then Manoah realized that it was the angel of the Lord.
• Isaiah 6:1In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, and the hem of his robe filled the temple.
• John 1:18No one has ever seen God. The one and only Son, who is himself God and is at the Father’s side — he has revealed him.
• Daniel 10:8I was left alone, looking at this great vision. No strength was left in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.

Commentaries on Daniel 10:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Neither is there breath - He could not breathe freely; he was almost suffocated with sorrow.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17For how card the servant of this my lord - Acknowledging his humble and lowly condition and rank in the presence of an angel - a messenger now sent from heaven. Neither is there breath left in me - That is, he was utterly overcome and prostrate. He felt that he was incapable of speaking in the presence of one who tied descended from God.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. 1717. this ... this my lord--to avoid the tautology in English Version, join rather "this," with "servant," "How can this servant of my lord (that is, how can I who am so feeble) talk with this my lord (who is so majestic)?" Thus Daniel gives the reason why he is so overwhelmed with awe [Maurer].Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 10:17

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Jesus, the Christ

In the dictionaries

• Quaking
• Eschatology of the New Testament
• God

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