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Daniel 10:2

Daniel
GriefFasting

1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.

In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.

3 I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.

4 And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel;

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BSB
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks.
KJV
In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.
WEB
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three whole weeks.
ASV
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three whole weeks.
DARBY
In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks:
BLB
In those days, I, Daniel, was mourning [for] three weeks of days.
ÅB
På den tid hadde jeg, Daniel, sørget i tre uker;
OTB
I den perioden sørget jeg, Daniel, i tre hele uker.
B1930
På den tid hadde jeg, Daniel, sørget i tre uker;

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  • Nehemiah 1:4

    And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

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  • Daniel 9:24–27

    Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

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  • Ezra 9:4–5

    Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice.

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  • Revelation 11:5

    And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.

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  • Psalms 43:2

    For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

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  • Psalms 42:9

    I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

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  • Romans 9:2

    That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.

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  • Jeremiah 9:1

    Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!

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