Daniel 10 · Verse 8

Daniel 10:8

Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
Daniel 10:8, King James Version

Daniel 10:8 in other translations

BSBSo I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.
WEBSo I was left alone and saw this great vision. No strength remained in me; for my face grew deathly pale, and I retained no strength.
ASVSo I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me; for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
YLTand I have been left by myself, and I see this great appearance, and there hath been no power left in me, and my honour hath been turned in me to corruption, yea, I have not retained power.
DARBYAnd I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me; and my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
BBESo I was by myself, and I saw this great vision, and all my strength went from me; and the colour went from my face.
WebsterTherefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.

What does Daniel 10:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. comeliness--literally, "vigor," that is, lively expression and color. into corruption--"deadliness," that is, death-like paleness (Da 5:6; 7:28).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 10:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַאֲנִי֙va.'a.Niand IH589
נִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּיnish.'Ar.tiI was left behindH7604
לְבַדִּ֔יle.va.Dito alone meH905
וָֽאֶרְאֶ֗הva.'er.'Ehand I sawH7200
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַמַּרְאָ֤הha.mar.'Ahthe visionH4759
הַגְּדֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.Lah<the> greatH1419
הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
נִשְׁאַר\־nish.'ar-it remainedH7604
בִּ֖יbiin me
כֹּ֑חKochstrengthH3581
וְהוֹדִ֗יve.ho.Diand vigor myH1935
נֶהְפַּ֤ךְneh.Pakhit was changedH2015
עָלַי֙'a.Laion meH5921
לְמַשְׁחִ֔יתle.mash.Chitinto destructionH4889
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
עָצַ֖רְתִּי'a.Tzar.tiI retainedH6113
כֹּֽחַ\׃Ko.achstrengthH3581

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Daniel 10:8

  • Daniel 7:28

    Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.

  • Habakkuk 3:16

    When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.

  • Daniel 8:27

    And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king’s business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.

  • Revelation 1:17

    And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

  • Matthew 17:6

    And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.

  • Mark 9:6

    For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.

  • Genesis 32:24-25

    And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

  • Daniel 8:7

    And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.

  • 2 Corinthians 12:2-3

    I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third heaven. And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of the body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;)

  • Genesis 32:31

    And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh.

  • 2 Corinthians 12:7

    And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.

  • Exodus 3:3

    And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I was.
Ge 32:24; Ex 3:3; Joh 16:32; 2Co 12:2,3
and there.
7:28; 8:7,27; Hab 3:16; Mt 17:6; Mr 9:6; Re 1:17
comeliness. or, vigour. turned.
Ge 32:25,31; 2Co 12:7

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Context

  • Daniel 10:7

    And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.

  • Daniel 10:8

    Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.

  • Daniel 10:9

    Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.

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Daniel 10:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Quedé pues yo solo, y vi esta gran visión, y no quedó en mí esfuerzo; antes mi fuerza se me trocó en desmayo, sin retener vigor alguno.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et moi je fus laissé seul, et je vis cette grande vision; et il ne resta aucune force en moi, et mon teint frais fut changé en corruption, et je ne conservai aucune force.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich blieb allein übrig und sah dieses große Gesicht; und es blieb keine Kraft in mir, und meine Gesichtsfarbe verwandelte sich an mir bis zur Entstellung, und ich behielt keine Kraft.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ego autem relictus solus vidi visionem grandem hanc: et non remansit in me fortitudo, sed et species mea immutata est in me, et emarcui, nec habui quidquam virium.