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 King Cyrus of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar. The message was true and was about a great conflict. He understood the message and had understanding of the vision. 2In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks. I didn’t eat any rich food, no meat or wine entered my mouth, and I didn’t put any oil on my body until the three weeks were over. 4On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris, 5I looked up, and there was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of gold from Uphaz around his waist.

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 went to his palace and spent the night fasting. No diversions were brought to him, and he could not sleep.
• Isaiah 24:6Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants have become guilty; the earth’s inhabitants have been burned, and only a few survive.
• 1 Corinthians 9:27Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
• Daniel 11:8He will take even their gods captive to Egypt, with their metal images and their precious articles of silver and gold. For some years he will stay away from the king of the North,
• Job 33:20so that he detests bread, and his soul despises his favorite food.
• Amos 5:11Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact a grain tax from him, you will never live in the houses of cut stone you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted.
• Nahum 2:9“Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!” There is no end to the treasure, an abundance of every precious thing.
• 2 Samuel 19:24Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, also went down to meet the king. He had not taken care of his feet, trimmed his mustache, or washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he returned safely.
• Matthew 6:17But when you fast, put oil on your head 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