Daniel 10:17

¹⁵ And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.

¹⁶ And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.

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.

¹⁸ Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,

¹⁹ And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: How can I, your servant, speak with you, my lord? Now I have no strength, nor is any breath left in me.”
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.
WEB: For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? For as for me, immediately there remained no strength in me. There was no breath left in me.”
ASV: 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 was there breath left in me.
DARBY: And how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remaineth no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.
BLB: And how is the servant of such as my lord able to speak with such as my lord? And for me, from now there remains in me no strength, and breath has not been left in me.”

ÅB: hvordan skulle da min herres tjener, en slik som jeg, kunne tale med en slik som min herre er? Hos meg finnes fra nå av ingen kraft, og det er ikke ånde tilbake i meg.
OTB: Hvordan kan jeg, din tjener, samtale med deg, min herre? Min styrke er borte, og jeg kan knapt puste.”
B1930: hvorledes skulde da min herres tjener, en slik som jeg, kunne tale med en slik som min herre er? Hos mig finnes fra nu av ingen kraft, og det er ikke ånde tilbake i mig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 6:1–5
In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.
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Exodus 24:10–11
And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
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Matthew 22:43–44
He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
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Mark 12:36
For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
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Judges 6:22
And when Gideon perceived that he was an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.
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Exodus 33:20
And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
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John 1:18
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
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Judges 13:21–23
But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD.
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