Daniel 7:15

Daniel 7:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
• New International Version (NIV)“I, Daniel, was troubled in spirit, and the visions that passed through my mind disturbed me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"As for me, Daniel, my spirit within me was anxious, and the visions of my head alarmed me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit within my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.

Context of Daniel 7:15

13I continued watching in the night visions, and suddenly one like a son of man was coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was escorted before him. 14He was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, so that those of every people, nation, and language should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will not be destroyed. “As for me, Daniel, my spirit was deeply distressed within me, and the visions in my mind terrified me. 16I approached one of those who were standing by and asked him to clarify all this. So he let me know the interpretation of these things: 17‘These huge beasts, four in number, are four kings who will rise from the earth.

Daniel 7:15 word by word

אֶתְכְּרִיַּ֥ת רוּחִ֛י אֲנָ֥ה דָנִיֵּ֖אל בְּג֣וֹא נִדְנֶ֑ה וְחֶזְוֵ֥י רֵאשִׁ֖י יְבַהֲלֻנַּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Iאֲנָה'ănâ' 'ănâh · IH576
• Danielדָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵלdânîyê'l · DanielH1841
• was grievedכְּרָאkârâ' · be distressedH3735
• in my spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7308
• in the midstגַּוgav · midstH1459
• bodyנִדְנֵ֑הnidneh · sheathH5085
• and the visionsחֱזוּchêzev · visionH2376
• of my headרֵאשׁrê'sh · headH7217
• troubledבְּהַלbehal · to dismayH927

Cross-references for Daniel 7:15

• 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 8:27I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was greatly disturbed by the vision and could not understand it.
• Jeremiah 15:17I never sat with the band of revelers, and I did not celebrate with them. Because your hand was on me, I sat alone, for you filled me with indignation.
• Jeremiah 17:16But I have not run away from being your shepherd, and I have not longed for the fatal day. You know my words were spoken in your presence.
• 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.
• Luke 19:41As he approached and saw the city, he wept for it,
• Romans 9:2that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
• Revelation 10:9So I went to the angel and asked him to give me the little scroll. He said to me, “Take and eat it; it will be bitter in your stomach, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”
• 2 Peter 1:14since I know that I will soon lay aside my tent, as our Lord Jesus Christ has indeed made clear to me.
• Daniel 2:1In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled him, and sleep deserted him.
• Daniel 4:5I had a dream, and it frightened me; while in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.
• Genesis 40:7So he asked Pharaoh’s officers who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why do you look so sad today?”
• Genesis 41:8When morning came, he was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.

Commentaries on Daniel 7:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15I Daniel was grieved, etc. - The words in the original are uncommonly emphatic. My spirit was grieved, or sickened, נדנה בגו bego nidneh, within its sheath or scabbard. Which I think proves, That the human spirit is different from the body. That it has a proper subsistence independently of the body, which is only its sheath for a certain time. 3. That the spirit may exist independently of its body, as the sword does independently of its sheath.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15I Daniel was grieved in my spirit - That is, I was troubled; or my heart was made heavy and sad. This was probably in part because he did not fully understand the meaning of the vision, and partly on account of the fearful and momentous nature of what was indicated by it. So the apostle John Revelation 5:4 says, “And I wept much because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book.” In the midst of my body - Margin, as in the Chaldee, sheath. The…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-28Verses 15-28 It is desirable to obtain the right and full sense of what we see and hear from God; and those that would know, must ask by faithful and fervent prayer. The angel told Daniel plainly. He especially desired to know respecting the little horn, which made war with the saints, and prevailed against them. Here is foretold the rage of papal Rome against true Christians. St. John, in his visions and prophecies, which point in the first place at…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16Daniel bravely approached the beings next to God's throne, and they helped him instead of harming him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. body--literally, "sheath": the body being the "sheath" of the soul.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Daniel 7

• 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