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Daniel 10:15
15While he was speaking to me, I looked down at the ground, unable to say a word.
Daniel 10:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.
- New International Version (NIV)While he was saying this to me, I bowed with my face toward the ground and was speechless.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and was mute.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When he had spoken such words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and became speechless.
Context of Daniel 10:15
13But for twenty-one days the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia blocked my way. Then Michael, one of the archangels, came to help me, and I left him there with the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia. 14Now I am here to explain what will happen to your people in the future, for this vision concerns a time yet to come.” While he was speaking to me, I looked down at the ground, unable to say a word. 16Then the one who looked like a man touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and began to speak. I said to the one standing in front of me, “I am filled with anguish because of the vision I have seen, my lord, and I am very weak. 17How can someone like me, your servant, talk to you, my lord? My strength is gone, and I can hardly breathe.”
Read all of Daniel 10Daniel 10:15 word by word
וּבְדַבְּר֣וֹ עִמִּ֔י כַּדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה נָתַ֧תִּי פָנַ֛י אַ֖רְצָה וְנֶאֱלָֽמְתִּי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Daniel 10:15
- Daniel 10:9Then I heard the man speak, and when I heard the sound of his voice, I fainted and lay there with my face to the ground.
- Daniel 8:18While he was speaking, I fainted and lay there with my face to the ground. But Gabriel roused me with a touch and helped me to my feet.
- Ezekiel 24:27And when he arrives, your voice will suddenly return so you can talk to him, and you will be a symbol for these people. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”
- Ezekiel 33:22The previous evening the Lord had taken hold of me and given me back my voice. So I was able to speak when this man arrived the next morning.
- Luke 1:20But now, since you didn’t believe what I said, you will be silent and unable to speak until the child is born. For my words will certainly be fulfilled at the proper time.”
Commentaries on Daniel 10:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15I set my face toward the ground - He was standing upright, Daniel 10:11, and he now bent his body in reverence, and looked down upon the ground. And became dumb - Found himself unable to speak.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15And when he had spoken such words - Daniel was naturally overcome by the communication which had been made to him. The manner in which the prayer was answered seems to have been entirely different from what he had expected. The presence of a heavenly being; the majesty of his appearance; the assurance that he gave that he had come to answer his prayer; and the fact that he had important revelations to make respecting the future, overcame him, and he…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. 1515. face toward the ground--in humble reverence (Ge 19:1). dumb--with overwhelming awe.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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