English Standard Version
Daniel 7:15
15"As for me, Daniel, my spirit within me was anxious, and the visions of my head alarmed me.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit within my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I, Daniel, was troubled by all I had seen, and my visions terrified me.
Context of Daniel 7:15
13"I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. 14And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed. "As for me, Daniel, my spirit within me was anxious, and the visions of my head alarmed me. 16I approached one of those who stood there and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of the things. 17'These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth.
Read all of Daniel 7Daniel 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"Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly alarmed me, and my color changed, but I kept the matter in my heart."
- Daniel 8:27And I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for some days. Then I rose and went about the king's business, but I was appalled by the vision and did not understand it.
- Jeremiah 15:17I did not sit in the company of revelers, nor did I rejoice; I sat alone, because your hand was upon me, for you had filled me with indignation.
- Jeremiah 17:16I have not run away from being your shepherd, nor have I desired the day of sickness. You know what came out of my lips; it was before your face.
- Habakkuk 3:16I hear, and my body trembles; my lips quiver at the sound; rottenness enters into my bones; my legs tremble beneath me. Yet I will quietly wait for the day of trouble to come upon people who invade us.
- Luke 19:41And when he drew near and saw the city, he wept over it,
- Romans 9:2that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
- Revelation 10:9So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. And he said to me, "Take and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as honey."
- 2 Peter 1:14since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ made clear to me.
- Daniel 2:1In the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him.
- Daniel 4:5I saw a dream that made me afraid. As I lay in bed the fancies and the visions of my head alarmed me.
- Genesis 40:7So he asked Pharaoh's officers who were with him in custody in his master's house, "Why are your faces downcast today?"
- Genesis 41:8So in the morning his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was none who could interpret them to Pharaoh.
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
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