Daniel 10:8

Exhaustion Fear

⁶ His body was like beryl, his face like the brilliance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of polished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.

⁷ Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men with me did not see it, but a great terror fell upon them, and they ran and hid themselves.

So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.

⁹ I heard the sound of his words, and as I listened, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground.

¹⁰ Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.

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.

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BSB: So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.
KJV: Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
WEB: So I was left alone and saw this great vision. No strength remained in me; for my face grew deathly pale, and I retained no strength.
ASV: So I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me; for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
DARBY: And I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me; and my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
BLB: And I was left by myself, and I saw this great vision; and no power was left in me, for my complexion was turned in me to deathly pale, and I did not retain strength.

ÅB: Så ble jeg alene tilbake. Og da jeg så dette store syn, ble jeg rent maktesløs, og mitt ansikt mistet sin friske farge, så jeg så rent ille ut, og jeg hadde ingen kraft mere.
OTB: Slik ble jeg alene tilbake, stirrende på dette store synet; min styrke forlot meg, min ansiktsfarge ble dødblek, og jeg var maktesløs.
B1930: Så blev jeg alene tilbake. Og da jeg så dette store syn, blev jeg rent maktesløs, og mitt ansikt mistet sin friske farve, så jeg så rent ille ut, og jeg hadde ingen kraft mere.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

Daniel 7:28
Thus ends the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face turned pale. But I kept the matter to myself.”
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Habakkuk 3:16
I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.
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Daniel 8:27
I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.
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Revelation 1:17
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
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Matthew 17:6
When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.
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Mark 9:6
For they were all so terrified that Peter did not know what else to say.
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Genesis 32:24–25
So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
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Daniel 8:7
I saw him approach the ram in a rage against him, and he struck the ram and shattered his two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against him, and the goat threw him to the ground and trampled him, and no one could deliver the ram from his power.
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