Daniel 10:8

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 bright like a jewel. His face shone like lightning. His eyes were like flames of fire. His arms and his feet shone like bright bronze. When he spoke, his voice was very loud, like the sound of many people's voices. 7Only I, Daniel, saw this vision. The people who were with me did not see anything. But they became very afraid. They ran away to hide themselves. So I was there alone to see this great vision. All my strength disappeared. My face became very white. I was very weak. 9I listened to the man's voice. When I heard him, I fell down, with my face on the ground. I was completely asleep. 10Then a hand touched me. It helped me to get up on my hands and knees.

Daniel 10:8 word by word

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 32:24Then Jacob was alone. A man came and fought with him for a long time. They continued until dawn.
• Exodus 3:3Moses said to himself, ‘I will go nearer and see this strange thing. I want to see why the bush is not completely burned.’
• John 16:32But it will happen very soon that all of you will run away to your own homes. Yes, that time has already arrived. You will run away and leave me alone. But I will not really be alone, because the Father is always with me.
• 2 Corinthians 12:2I know a certain man who belongs to Christ. 14 years ago, God quickly took this man up to the third heaven. Perhaps this man was still in his body. Perhaps he had gone away from his body. I do not know. Only God knows.
• Daniel 7:28That is a report of everything that I saw in my vision. It caused me, Daniel, to have much trouble in my mind and my face became white. But I did not tell anyone about these things.’
• Daniel 8:7I saw it as it attacked the sheep. It was so angry that it hit the sheep very hard. It broke off the sheep's two horns. The sheep had no power to stop the goat. The goat knocked the sheep down to the ground and it stamped on the sheep. Nobody could save the sheep from the power of the goat.
• Habakkuk 3:16I listened to this and I was very afraid. My lips shook with fear when I heard the sound. My bones became weak. My legs would not let me walk. But I will be patient. I will wait for the day of trouble that will come. Yes, punishment will come to the people who are attacking us.
• Matthew 17:6The disciples heard the voice. They threw themselves down to the ground. They were very frightened.
• Mark 9:6Peter did not really know what to say. That was because the three disciples were very afraid.
• Revelation 1:17When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead person. Then he put his right hand on me, and he said to me, ‘Do not be afraid! I am the one who is the first and also the last.
• Genesis 32:25The man saw that he was not winning the fight against Jacob. So he hit Jacob's hip while they were fighting. In that way, Jacob's hip moved out of its proper place.
• 2 Corinthians 12:7Yes, God did show me many things that were very special. But he did not want me to be proud because of that. So he gave me a pain in my body, like a sharp thorn. Satan uses that pain to give me much trouble. It is like Satan's angel that he sends to hurt me. That certainly stops me from being proud of 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

Topics related to Daniel 10:8

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Prophets

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• Quaking
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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