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Daniel 7:15
15I, Daniel, was troubled by all I had seen, and my visions terrified 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"As for me, Daniel, my spirit within me was anxious, and the visions of my head alarmed me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit within my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
Context of Daniel 7:15
13As my vision continued that night, I saw someone like a son of man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient One and was led into his presence. 14He was given authority, honor, and sovereignty over all the nations of the world, so that people of every race and nation and language would obey him. His rule is eternal—it will never end. His kingdom will never be destroyed. I, Daniel, was troubled by all I had seen, and my visions terrified me. 16So I approached one of those standing beside the throne and asked him what it all meant. He explained it to me like this: 17“These four huge beasts represent four kingdoms that will arise from 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 7:28That was the end of the vision. I, Daniel, was terrified by my thoughts and my face was pale with fear, but I kept these things to myself.
- Daniel 8:27Then I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for several days. Afterward I got up and performed my duties for the king, but I was greatly troubled by the vision and could not understand it.
- Jeremiah 15:17I never joined the people in their merry feasts. I sat alone because your hand was on me. I was filled with indignation at their sins.
- Jeremiah 17:16Lord, I have not abandoned my job as a shepherd for your people. I have not urged you to send disaster. You have heard everything I’ve said.
- Habakkuk 3:16I trembled inside when I heard this; my lips quivered with fear. My legs gave way beneath me, and I shook in terror. I will wait quietly for the coming day when disaster will strike the people who invade us.
- Luke 19:41But as he came closer to Jerusalem and saw the city ahead, he began to weep.
- Romans 9:2My heart is filled with bitter sorrow and unending grief
- Revelation 10:9So I went to the angel and told him to give me the small scroll. “Yes, take it and eat it,” he said. “It will be sweet as honey in your mouth, but it will turn sour in your stomach!”
- 2 Peter 1:14For our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me that I must soon leave this earthly life,
- Daniel 2:1One night during the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had such disturbing dreams that he couldn’t sleep.
- Daniel 4:5But one night I had a dream that frightened me; I saw visions that terrified me as I lay in my bed.
- Genesis 40:7“Why do you look so worried today?” he asked them.
- Genesis 41:8The next morning Pharaoh was very disturbed by the dreams. So he called for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. When Pharaoh told them his dreams, not one of them could tell him what they meant.
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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