Daniel 10:3
I ate no desirable bread, and neither flesh, nor wine entered into my mouth, neither was I anointed with ointment: till the days of three weeks were accomplished.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2In those days I Daniel mourned the days of three weeks.
4And in the four and twentieth day of the first month I was by the great river which is the Tigris.
Cross References
Job 33:20Bread becometh abominable to him in his life, and to his soul the meat which before he desired.
Daniel 6:18And the king went away to his house and laid himself down without taking supper, and meat was not set before him, and even sleep departed from him.
Amos 5:11Therefore because you robbed the poor, and took the choice prey from him: you shall build houses with square stone, and shall not dwell in them: you shall plant most delightful vineyards, and shall not drink the wine of them.
Matthew 6:17But thou, when thou fastest anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
Matthew Henry on Daniel 10:2-10
Vision near the River Hiddekel. ( b. c. 534.) 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. 2 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… Read the whole commentary →