English Standard Version
Daniel 10:5
5I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, a man clothed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist.
Daniel 10:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
- New International Version (NIV)I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, a certain man clothed in linen, whose waist was girded with gold of Uphaz!
- New Living Translation (NLT)I looked up and saw a man dressed in linen clothing, with a belt of pure gold around his waist.
Context of Daniel 10:5
3I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine entered my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, for the full three weeks. 4On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river (that is, the Tigris) I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, a man clothed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist. 6His body was like beryl, his face like the appearance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude. 7And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see the vision, but a great trembling fell upon them, and they fled to hide themselves.
Read all of Daniel 10Daniel 10:5 word by word
וָאֶשָּׂ֤א אֶת־עֵינַי֙ וָאֵ֔רֶא וְהִנֵּ֥ה אִישׁ־אֶחָ֖ד לָב֣וּשׁ בַּדִּ֑ים וּמָתְנָ֥יו חֲגֻרִ֖ים בְּכֶ֥תֶם אוּפָֽז׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then I lifted upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: lookH5375
- mine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
- and lookedרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- and behold a certainאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- clothedלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
- in linenבַּדbad · linenH906
- whose loinsמׇתְנַ֫יִםmôthen · loinH4975
- girdedחָגַרchâgar · to girdH2296
- with fine goldכֶּ֫תֶםkethem · goldH3800
- of Uphazאוּפָז'ûphâz · UphazH210
Cross-references for Daniel 10:5
- Daniel 12:6And someone said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream, "How long shall it be till the end of these wonders?"
- Joshua 5:13When Joshua was by Jericho, he lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was standing before him with his drawn sword in his hand. And Joshua went to him and said to him, "Are you for us, or for our adversaries?"
- Zechariah 1:8"I saw in the night, and behold, a man riding on a red horse! He was standing among the myrtle trees in the glen, and behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.
- Revelation 1:13and in the midst of the lampstands one like a son of man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash around his chest.
- Ezekiel 9:2And behold, six men came from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each with his weapon for slaughter in his hand, and with them was a man clothed in linen, with a writing case at his waist. And they went in and stood beside the bronze altar.
- Isaiah 11:5Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.
- Ephesians 6:14Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
- Revelation 15:6and out of the sanctuary came the seven angels with the seven plagues, clothed in pure, bright linen, with golden sashes around their chests.
- Jeremiah 10:9Beaten silver is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz. They are the work of the craftsman and of the hands of the goldsmith; their clothing is violet and purple; they are all the work of skilled men.
Commentaries on Daniel 10:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Clothed in linen - The description is intended to point out the splendor of the garments. Gold of Uphaz - The same as Ophir.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked - While he was engaged in devotion. What is here said would lead us to suppose that he had been occupied in deep thought and meditation, perhaps with his eyes fixed on the ground. Behold, a certain man clothed in linen - One who had the form and appearance of a man. The subsequent disclosures showed that he was an angel, but when angels have appeared on earth they have commonly assumed the human form. The margin…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The man in linen clothing is an unknown messenger of the Lord (compare Daniel 10:16, 18; 12:6–7; see also Ezekiel 9:3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. lifted up mine eyes--from the ground on which they had been fixed in his mourning. certain man--literally, "one man." An angel of the highest order; for in Da 8:16 he commands Gabriel to make Daniel to understand the vision, and in Da 12:6 one of the two angels inquires of him how long it would be till the end predicted. linen--the raiment of priests, being the symbol of sanctity, as more pure than wool (Ex 28:42); also of prophets (Jr 13:1); and of…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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