Tree of Life Version
Daniel 10:17
17For how can this servant of my Lord speak with my Lord since no strength remains in me and no spirit is left in me?’
Daniel 10:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.
- New International Version (NIV)How can I, your servant, talk with you, my lord? My strength is gone and I can hardly breathe.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)How can my lord's servant talk with my lord? For now no strength remains in me, and no breath is left in me."
- New King James Version (NKJV)For how can this servant of my lord talk with you, my lord? As for me, no strength remains in me now, nor is any breath left in me.”
Context of Daniel 10:17
15“While he was speaking these words to me, I bowed my face toward the ground and was speechless. 16Then behold, one who resembled a human touched my lips. I opened my mouth and spoke, and said to him that stood before me, ‘O my Lord because of the vision, anguish has overcome me and I have no strength. For how can this servant of my Lord speak with my Lord since no strength remains in me and no spirit is left in me?’ 18“Again the one who looked like a man touched me and strengthened me. 19Then he said: ‘Highly valued man, do not fear! Shalom to you. Be strong, now! Chazak!’ “Even as he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, ‘Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.’
Read all of Daniel 10Daniel 10:17 word by word
וְהֵ֣יךְ יוּכַ֗ל עֶ֤בֶד אֲדֹנִי֙ זֶ֔ה לְדַבֵּ֖ר עִם־אֲדֹ֣נִי זֶ֑ה וַאֲנִ֤י מֵעַ֙תָּה֙ לֹֽא־יַעֲמָד־בִּ֣י כֹ֔חַ וּנְשָׁמָ֖ה לֹ֥א נִשְׁאֲרָה־בִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For howהֵיךְhêyk · how?H1963
- canיָכֹלyâkôl yâkôl · be ableH3201
- the servantעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
- of this my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
- talkדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- for as for me, straightwayעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
- there remainedעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
- no strengthכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
- in me, neither is there breathנְשָׁמָהneshâmâh · breathH5397
- leftשָׁאַרshâ'ar · to remainH7604
Cross-references for Daniel 10:17
- Matthew 22:43“Then how is it,” He says to them, “that David by the Ruach calls him ‘Lord’?
- Mark 12:36David himself, through the Ruach ha-Kodesh, said, ‘Adonai said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
- Genesis 32:20And he also commanded the second one, the third one, and all those who were going behind the flocks, saying, “Say the same exact thing to Esau when you find him.
- Exodus 24:10They saw the God of Israel, and under His feet was something like a pavement of sapphire, as clear as the very heavens.
- Exodus 33:20But He also said, “You cannot see My face, for no man can see Me and live.”
- Judges 6:22When Gideon realized that He was the angel of Adonai, Gideon said, “Alas, my Lord Adonai! For I have seen the angel of Adonai face to face!”
- Judges 13:21But the angel of Adonai appeared no more to Manoah or to his wife. Then Manoah realized that he was the angel of Adonai.
- Isaiah 6:1In the year of King Uzziah’s death, I saw Adonai sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the Temple.
- John 1:18No one has ever seen God; but the one and only God, in the Father’s embrace, has made Him known.
- Daniel 10:8So I was left alone to see this great vision. My strength drained from me and my vigor was destroyed; I could not summon any strength.
Commentaries on Daniel 10:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Neither is there breath - He could not breathe freely; he was almost suffocated with sorrow.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17For how card the servant of this my lord - Acknowledging his humble and lowly condition and rank in the presence of an angel - a messenger now sent from heaven. Neither is there breath left in me - That is, he was utterly overcome and prostrate. He felt that he was incapable of speaking in the presence of one who tied descended from God.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. 1717. this ... this my lord--to avoid the tautology in English Version, join rather "this," with "servant," "How can this servant of my lord (that is, how can I who am so feeble) talk with this my lord (who is so majestic)?" Thus Daniel gives the reason why he is so overwhelmed with awe [Maurer].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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