Daniel 10:3

Costly food did I not eat, and flesh and wine came not in my mouth, nor did I at all anoint myself, till three whole weeks were elapsed.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.

4And on the four and twentieth day of the first month, while I was by the side of the great river, which is Chiddekel,

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Cross References

Job 33:20So that his inclination abhorreth bread, and his soul, the most agreeable food.

Daniel 6:18(6:19) Then went the king to his palace, and passed the night fasting: and no food was brought before him; and his sleep fled from him.

Amos 5:11Therefore forasmuch as you tread down upon the poor, and ye take from him onerous contributions of corn: if ye have built houses of hewn stone, ye shall not dwell in them; if ye have planted pleasant vineyards, ye shall not drink their wine.

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 →

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