New American Standard Bible 1995

Daniel 10:16-21

16And behold, 1 2one who resembled a human being was 3touching my lips; then I opened my mouth and spoke and said to him who was standing before me, “O my lord, as a result of the vision 4 5anguish has come upon me, and I have retained no strength. 17For 6how can such a servant of my lord talk with such as my lord? As for me, there remains just now 7no strength in me, nor has any breath been left in me.”

18Then this one with human appearance touched me again and 8strengthened me. 19He said, “O man of 9high esteem, 10do not be afraid. Peace 11be with you; take 12courage and be courageous!” Now as soon as he spoke to me, I received strength and said, “May my lord speak, for you have 13strengthened me.” 20Then he said, “Do you 14understand why I came to you? But I shall now return to fight against the 15prince of Persia; so I am going forth, and behold, the 16 17prince of 18Greece is about to come. 21However, I will tell you what is inscribed in the writing of 19truth. Yet there is no one who 20stands firmly with me against these forces except 21Michael your prince.

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Notes

1. Daniel 10:16 Lit as a likeness of sons of man ↩
2. Daniel 10:16 Dan 8:15 ↩
3. Daniel 10:16 Is 6:7; Jer 1:9 ↩
4. Daniel 10:16 Lit my pains have ↩
5. Daniel 10:16 Dan 7:15, 28; 8:17, 27; 10:8, 9 ↩
6. Daniel 10:17 Ex 24:10, 11; Is 6:1-5 ↩
7. Daniel 10:17 Dan 10:8 ↩
8. Daniel 10:18 Is 35:3, 4 ↩
9. Daniel 10:19 Lit desirability; or preciousness ↩
10. Daniel 10:19 Judg 6:23; Is 43:1; Dan 10:12 ↩
11. Daniel 10:19 Lit to you ↩
12. Daniel 10:19 Josh 1:6, 7, 9; Is 35:4 ↩
13. Daniel 10:19 Ps 138:3; 2 Cor 12:9 ↩
14. Daniel 10:20 Lit know ↩
15. Daniel 10:20 I.e. Satanic angel ↩
16. Daniel 10:20 I.e. Satanic angel ↩
17. Daniel 10:20 Dan 8:21; 11:2 ↩
18. Daniel 10:20 Heb Javan ↩
19. Daniel 10:21 Dan 12:4 ↩
20. Daniel 10:21 Lit shows himself strong ↩
21. Daniel 10:21 Dan 10:13; Rev 12:7 ↩

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