Daniel 10:3

I have not eaten desirable bread, and no flesh and wine came into my mouth, and I have not anointed myself at all, until the completion of three weeks of days.

Literal Standard Version

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

2“In those days, I, Daniel, have been mourning three weeks of days;

4And in the twenty-fourth day of the first month, I have been by the side of the great river, that [is] Hiddekel:

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Cross References

Job 33:20And his life has nauseated bread, || And his soul desirable food.

Daniel 6:18Then the king has gone to his palace, and he has passed the night fasting, and dahavan have not been brought up before him, and his sleep has fled [from] off him.

Amos 5:11Therefore, because of your trampling on the poor, || And the tribute of grain you take from him, || Houses of hewn work you have built, || And you do not dwell in them, || Desirable vineyards you have planted, || And you do not drink their wine.

Matthew 6:17But you, fasting, anoint your head, and wash your 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 →

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