Daniel 10:3
food to delight in, did I not eat, neither flesh nor wine, came into my mouth, nor did I so much as, anoint, myself,—until were fulfilled three sevens of days.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2In those days, I, Daniel, was mourning three sevens of days:
Cross References
Job 33:20So that his life maketh loathsome [his] food, and his soul, dainty meat;
Daniel 6:18Then the king departed to his palace, and spent the night fasting, and no, table, was brought in before him,—and, his sleep, fled from him.
Amos 5:11Therefore—because ye have trampled on the poor, and, the gift of corn, ye would take away from him, though, houses of hewn stone, ye have built, Yet shall ye not dwell in them,—Though, delightful vineyards, ye have planted, Yet shall ye not drink the wine of them.
Matthew 6:17But, when, thou, art fasting, anoint thy head, and, thy face, wash,—
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 →