Daniel 10:17

And how shall the servant of my Lord be able to speak with my Lord? nothing of strengths dwelled in me, but also my breath is closed betwixt, [or stopped]. (And how shall my lord’s servant be able to speak with my lord? for no strength remaineth in me, and also my breath is taken away.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.

In Context

16And lo! as the likeness of the son of a man touched my lips; and I opened my mouth, and spake, and said to him that stood before me, My Lord, in thy sight my joints be unknit, and nothing of strengths dwelled in me. (And behold! one like the son of a man touched my lips; and I opened my mouth, and spoke, and said to him who stood before me, My lord, this vision hath caused my joints to be unknit, and no strength remaineth in me.)

18Therefore again (the one) as the sight of a man touched me, and comforted me, (And so again the one with the appearance of a man touched me, and strengthened me,)

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Cross References

Genesis 32:20and ye shall add, Also Jacob himself thy servant followeth our way, (or and ye shall add, And thy servant Jacob himself followeth on our way). For Jacob said, I shall please Esau with (the) gifts that go before (me), and (then) afterward I shall see him; in hap he shall be merciful to me.

Exodus 33:20And again God said, Thou mayest not see my face, for a man shall not see me, and live. (And then God said, But thou cannot see my face, for no one can see me, and live.)

Judges 13:21And the angel of the Lord appeared no more to them. And anon (or at once) Manoah understood, that he was the angel of the Lord.

Matthew 22:43He saith to them, How then David in spirit calleth him Lord, and saith, (He said to them, How then did David by the Holy Spirit call him Lord, and say,)

John 1:18No man saw ever God [or No man ever saw God], [no] but the one begotten Son, that is in the bosom of the Father, he hath told out (about him).

Matthew Henry on Daniel 10:11-21

Daniel Alarmed and Comforted. ( b. c. 534.) 10 And, behold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. 11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. 12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were… Read the whole commentary →

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