Christian Standard Bible
Daniel 10:8
8I was left alone, looking at this great vision. No strength was left in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.
Daniel 10:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
- New International Version (NIV)So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision; I had no strength left, my face turned deathly pale and I was helpless.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So I was left alone and saw this great vision, and no strength was left in me. My radiant appearance was fearfully changed, and I retained no strength.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I was left alone when I saw this great vision, and no strength remained in me; for my vigor was turned to frailty in me, and I retained no strength.
Context of Daniel 10:8
6His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and feet like the gleam of polished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude. 7Only I, Daniel, saw the vision. The men who were with me did not see it, but a great terror fell on them, and they ran and hid. I was left alone, looking at this great vision. No strength was left in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless. 9I heard the words he said, and when I heard them I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. 10Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me shaking on my hands and knees.
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וַאֲנִי֙ נִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּי לְבַדִּ֔י וָֽאֶרְאֶ֗ה אֶת־הַמַּרְאָ֤ה הַגְּדֹלָה֙ הַזֹּ֔את וְלֹ֥א נִשְׁאַר־בִּ֖י כֹּ֑ח וְהוֹדִ֗י נֶהְפַּ֤ךְ עָלַי֙ לְמַשְׁחִ֔ית וְלֹ֥א עָצַ֖רְתִּי כֹּֽחַ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Therefore I was left aloneשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
- and sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- this greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
- visionמַרְאָהmar'âh · visionH4759
- no strengthכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
- in me: for my comelinessהוֹדhôd · splendorH1935
- was turnedהָפַךְhâphak · to overturnH2015
- in me into corruptionמַשְׁחִיתmashchîyth · destructionH4889
- and I retainedעָצַר‛âtsar · to restrainH6113
Cross-references for Daniel 10:8
- Genesis 32:24Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
- Exodus 3:3So Moses thought, “I must go over and look at this remarkable sight. Why isn’t the bush burning up?”
- John 16:32Indeed, an hour is coming, and has come, when each of you will be scattered to his own home, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
- 2 Corinthians 12:2I know a man in Christ who was caught up to the third heaven fourteen years ago. Whether he was in the body or out of the body, I don’t know; God knows.
- Daniel 7:28“This is the end of the account. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts terrified me greatly, and my face turned pale, but I kept the matter to myself.”
- Daniel 8:7I saw him approaching the ram, and infuriated with him, he struck the ram, breaking his two horns, and the ram was not strong enough to stand against him. The goat threw him to the ground and trampled him, and there was no one to rescue the ram from his power.
- Habakkuk 3:16I heard, and I trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Rottenness entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Now I must quietly wait for the day of distress to come against the people invading us.
- Matthew 17:6When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown and were terrified.
- Mark 9:6because he did not know what to say, since they were terrified.
- Revelation 1:17When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
- Genesis 32:25When the man saw that he could not defeat him, he struck Jacob’s hip socket as they wrestled and dislocated his hip.
- 2 Corinthians 12:7especially because of the extraordinary revelations. Therefore, so that I would not exalt myself, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me so that I would not exalt myself.
Commentaries on Daniel 10:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision - That is, I distinctly saw it, or contemplated it. He perceived, doubtless, that it was a heavenly vision; and as he had often been favored with similar manifestations, he remained to receive the communication which probably he understood was to be made. And there remained no strength in me - He was completely overcome. A similar effect was produced on John when he was in Patmos: “And when I saw him I…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-9Daniel reacted like most people do when they see heavenly beings (compare Joshua 5:14; Isaiah 6:5; Acts 9:7–9; Revelation 1:17).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. comeliness--literally, "vigor," that is, lively expression and color. into corruption--"deadliness," that is, death-like paleness (Da 5:6; 7:28).Read the comment
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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
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