God’s Word Translation
Daniel 10:18
18Again, the person who looked like a human touched me, and I became stronger.
Daniel 10:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,
- New International Version (NIV)Again the one who looked like a man touched me and gave me strength.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Again one having the appearance of a man touched me and strengthened me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then again, the one having the likeness of a man touched me and strengthened me.
Context of Daniel 10:18
16Then someone who looked like a human touched my lips. I opened my mouth and began to talk. I said to the person standing in front of me, “Sir, because of this vision, pain has overwhelmed me, and I’m helpless. 17How can I talk to you, sir? I have no strength left, and the wind has been knocked out of me.” Again, the person who looked like a human touched me, and I became stronger. 19He said, “Don’t be afraid. You are highly respected. Everything is alright! Be strong! Be strong!” As he talked to me, I became stronger. I said, “Sir, tell me what you came to say. You have strengthened me.” 20He asked, “Do you know why I have come to you? Now I will return to fight the commander of Persia. When I go, the commander of Greece will come.
Read all of Daniel 10Daniel 10:18 word by word
וַיֹּ֧סֶף וַיִּגַּע־בִּ֛י כְּמַרְאֵ֥ה אָדָ֖ם וַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Daniel 10:18
- Daniel 10:10Then a hand touched me and made my hands and knees shake.
- Daniel 8:18As he spoke to me, I fainted facedown on the ground, but he touched me and made me stand up.
- 1 Samuel 23:15David was afraid because Saul had come to kill him at Horesh in the desert of Ziph.
- Job 16:5I could encourage you with my mouth, and my quivering lips could ease ⌞your pain⌟.
- Job 23:6Would he sue me and hide behind great legal maneuvers? No, he certainly would press charges against me.
- Isaiah 35:3Strengthen limp hands. Steady weak knees.
- Luke 22:32But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. So when you recover, strengthen the other disciples.”
- Acts 18:23After spending some time in Antioch, Paul went through the regions of Galatia and Phrygia, where he strengthened ⌞the faith of⌟ all the disciples.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9But he told me: “My kindness is all you need. My power is strongest when you are weak.” So I will brag even more about my weaknesses in order that Christ’s power will live in me.
- Ephesians 3:16I’m asking God to give you a gift from the wealth of his glory. I pray that he would give you inner strength and power through his Spirit.
- Philippians 4:13I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me.
- Colossians 1:11We ask him to strengthen you by his glorious might with all the power you need to patiently endure everything with joy.
Commentaries on Daniel 10:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Then there came again, and touched me - The same one is here referred to doubtless who is mentioned in Daniel 10:16 - the angel. He came to him again in this condescending and familiar manner in order to allay his fears, and to prepare him to receive his communications with entire calmness.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-21Verses 10-21 Whenever we enter into communion with God, it becomes us to have a due sense of the infinite distance between us and the holy God. How shall we, that are dust and ashes, speak to the Lord of glory? Nothing is more likely, nothing more effectual to revive the drooping spirits of the saints, than to be assured of God's love to them. From the very first day we begin to look toward God in a way of duty, he is ready to meet us in the way of mercy…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-21This final vision spans from 536 BC to a future when Daniel will rise from the dead and receive his inheritance. All earthly kingdoms will be destroyed. The eternal kingdom of the Son of Man will arise. God's people will finally be rescued, and death, the ultimate enemy, will be defeated.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. again ... touched me--It was gradually that Daniel recovered his strength. Hence there was need of the second touch, that he might hear the angel with composure.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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