Daniel 10 · Verse 5

Daniel 10:5

Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
Daniel 10:5, King James Version

Daniel 10:5 in other translations

BSBI lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist.
WEBI lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, there was a man clothed in linen, whose waist was adorned with pure gold of Uphaz.
ASVI lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with pure gold of Uphaz:
YLTand I lift up mine eyes, and look, and lo, a certain one clothed in linen, and his loins girt with pure gold of Uphaz,
DARBYand I lifted up mine eyes and looked, and behold, a certain man clothed in linen, and his loins were girded with pure gold of Uphaz;
BBEAnd lifting up my eyes I saw the form of a man clothed in a linen robe, and round him there was a band of gold, of the best gold:
WebsterThen I lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:

What does Daniel 10:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. lifted up mine eyes--from the ground on which they had been fixed in his mourning. certain man--literally, "one man." An angel of the highest order; for in Da 8:16 he commands Gabriel to make Daniel to understand the vision, and in Da 12:6 one of the two angels inquires of him how long it would be till the end predicted. linen--the raiment of priests, being the symbol of sanctity, as more pure than wool (Ex 28:42); also of prophets (Jr 13:1); and of angels (Re 15:6). girded with ... gold--that is, with a girdle interwoven with gold (Re 1:13).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Clothed in linen - The description is intended to point out the splendor of the garments. Gold of Uphaz - The same as Ophir.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 10:1-9

Daniel's vision near the river Hiddekel. (Dn 10:1-9) He is to expect a discovery of future events. (Dn 10:10-21) Verses 1-9 . This chapter relates the beginning of Daniel's last vision, which is continued to the end of the book. The time would be long before all would be accomplished; and much of it is not yet fulfilled. Christ appeared to Daniel in a glorious form, and it should engage us to think highly and…

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Daniel 10:5 in the original Hebrew

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וָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'and I lifted upH5375
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֵינַי֙'ei.Naieyes myH5869
וָאֵ֔רֶאva.'E.re'and I sawH7200
וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009
אִישׁ\־'ish-a manH376
אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH259
לָב֣וּשׁla.VushclothedH3847
בַּדִּ֑יםba.Dimlinen<s>H906
וּמָתְנָ֥יוu.ma.te.Navand loins hisH4975
חֲגֻרִ֖יםcha.gu.Rim[were] girdedH2296
בְּכֶ֥תֶםbe.Khe.temwith [the] gold ofH3800
אוּפָֽז\׃'u.FazUphazH210

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Cross references for Daniel 10:5

  • Daniel 12:6-7

    And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

  • Ezekiel 9:2

    And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.

  • Revelation 1:13-15

    And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.

  • Jeremiah 10:9

    Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.

  • Revelation 15:6-7

    And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles. And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever and ever.

  • Joshua 5:13

    And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?

  • Zechariah 1:8

    I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses, speckled, and white.

  • Ephesians 6:14

    Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

  • Isaiah 11:5

    And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and behold.
12:6,7; Jos 5:13; Zec 1:8; Re 1:13-15
a certain man. Heb. one man. clothed.
12:6,7; Eze 9:2
loins.
Isa 11:5; Eph 6:14; Re 1:13-15; 15:6,7
Uphaz.
Jer 10:9

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Context

  • Daniel 10:4

    And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel;

  • Daniel 10:5

    Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:

  • Daniel 10:6

    His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

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Daniel 10:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y alzando mis ojos miré, y he aquí un varón vestido de lienzos, y ceñidos sus lomos de oro de Uphaz:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et je levai les yeux, et je vis; et voici un homme vêtu de lin, et ses reins étaient ceints d’or d’Uphaz;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich erhob meine Augen und sah: und siehe, da war ein Mann in Linnen gekleidet, und seine Lenden waren umgürtet mit Gold von Uphas;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et levavi oculos meos, et vidi: et ecce vir unus vestitus lineis, et renes ejus accincti auro obrizo: