Daniel 10:19
in Daniel 10“Do not be afraid, you who are highly precious,” he said. “Peace be with you! Be strong now; be very strong!” As he spoke with me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, for you have strengthened me.”
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ASV
And he said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he spake unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
KJV
And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
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This verse in Daniel 10
Commentary
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one like the appearance of a man
on Daniel 10:18-19
One like the appearance of a man touches Daniel again and strengthens him, calling him a man greatly beloved a third time across these two chapters, the same title given at 9:23 and 10:11, each time preceding words Daniel needed courage to hear. Peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong is spoken twice for emphasis, and only after it does Daniel find enough strength to ask the messenger to speak. The bench reads the doubled strengthening, hand then voice, as the pattern proper to a man facing what no unaided strength can carry.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
"And when he spoke with me I was strengthened and I said, 'Let my Lord speak because you have strengthened me.'" [Daniel 10:19] For when the Word makes us hope in the coming things, we are also easily able to hear his voice.
Verse 19. "And as he spoke with me, I recovered strength and said, 'Speak, my Lord, for thou hast reassured me' And he said..." For unless the angel had reassured him by touching him like a son of man, so that his heart was freed of terror, he would not have been able to hearken to God's secrets. For that reason he now says, "Speak, for thou hast reassured me; for thou hast enabled me both to hear and understand what thou sayest."
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
), O man greatly beloved! Note, Nothing is more likely, nothing more effectual, to revive the drooping spirits of the saints than to be assured of God's love to them. Those are greatly beloved indeed whom God loves; and it is comfort enough to know it.
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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. This vision is dated in the third year of Cyrus, that is, of his reign after the conquest of Babylon, his third year since Daniel became acquainted with him and a subject to him. A general idea of this prophecy (
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), O man greatly beloved! fear not; peace be unto thee; be strong, yea, be strong. Never did any tender mother quiet her child, when any thing had grieved or frightened it, with more compassion and affection than the angel here quieted Daniel. Those that are beloved of God have no reason to be afraid of any evil; peace is to them;
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6 more voices on this verse
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And said, O man, greatly beloved,.....
The Nineteenth Century5 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
peace be unto thee--God is favorable to thee and to thy people Israel. See Jud 13:21, 22, as to the fear of some evil resulting from a vision of angels.
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I ANTICIPATE an objection to my preaching from this text and using it in reference to any persons in this congregation. "The words were spoken to Daniel and we are not Daniels"—that is probably the shape which the objection will take in certain minds. And my reply is, If we are not Daniels, at least we should desire to be and we should remember that there are possibilities of our being such. In many parts of Daniel's character we can, by Divine Grace, tread in his steps. Daniel is not set up far above us as one who cannot be imitated—he is an example whom it should be our joy to follow. "But," cries one, "we shall never reach to Daniel's height of Grace." I pray God we may. Under all dispensations there have been men of the class to which Daniel belongs. The antediluvian period produced an Enoch who "walked with God and was not, for God took him," and he, like Daniel, prophesied concerning the coming of the Lord. In the Patriarchal period there was an Abraham who is called "the friend of God," with whom the Lord communed in a most peculiar manner. In the later days, under the Law, was there not a David, "a man after God's own heart"? And though his character was more faulty, yet still his nearness of fellowship with God, as we read of it in the Psalms, puts him in the same category. If you tell me that all these, and many more whom I might mention, belong to the olden times and to the days of miracles, and so forth, I would remind you that nowadays the child of God, under the Gospel, has privileges which were unknown to the greatest Believers in former dispensations! Even John the Baptist, of whom it was said that none born of woman was greater than he—it is said, also, he was less than the least in the kingdom of Heaven.
I ANTICIPATE an objection to my preaching from this text and using it in reference to any persons in this congregation. "The words were spoken to Daniel and we are not Daniels"—that is probably the shape which the objection will take in certain minds. And my reply is, If we are not Daniels, at least we should desire to be and we should remember that there are possibilities of our being such. In many parts of Daniel's character we can, by Divine Grace, tread in his steps.
O man, greatly beloved - איש חמדות ish chamudoth, man of delights; the most amiable of men. Let my lord speak - I am now so strengthened and encouraged, that I shall be able to bear any revelation that thou mayest make.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And said, O man greatly beloved - See the notes at Dan 9:23. Fear not - Neither at my presence, nor at what I have to say. There was nothing in the visitation of an angel that could be a ground of dread to a good man; there was nothing in what he had to communicate that could be a reasonable cause of alarm. Be strong, yea, be strong - These are words of encouragement such as we address to those who are timid and fearful.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֜אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תִּירָ֧א | tira' | you fear | H3372 → | 315 times |
| אִישׁ־ | ʾish- | O man of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| חֲמֻד֛וֹת | chamudot | preciousness<es> | H2532 → | 21 times |
| שָׁל֥וֹם | shalom | peace | H7965 → | |
| לָ֖ךְ | lakh | [be] to you | ||
| חֲזַ֣ק | chazak | be strong | H2388 → | 291 times |
| וַחֲזָ֑ק | vachazak | and be strong | H2388 → | 291 times |
| וּֽבְדַבְּר֤וֹ | ubedabero | and when spoke he | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| עִמִּי֙ | ʾimi | with me | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| הִתְחַזַּ֔קְתִּי | hitchazakti | I strengthened myself | H2388 → | 291 times |
| וָאֹֽמְרָ֛ה | vaomerah | and I said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יְדַבֵּ֥ר | yedaber | let him speak | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| אֲדֹנִ֖י | ʾadoni | lord my | H113 → | 333 times |
| כִּ֥י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| חִזַּקְתָּֽנִי׃ | chizaktani | you have strengthened me | H2388 → | 291 times |
וַיֹּ֜אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
תִּירָ֧אyou fear
tira'H3372 →315 times
אִישׁ־O man of
ʾish-H376 →1663 times
חֲמֻד֛וֹתpreciousness<es>
chamudotH2532 →21 times
שָׁל֥וֹםpeace
shalomH7965 →
לָ֖ךְ[be] to you
lakh
חֲזַ֣קbe strong
chazakH2388 →291 times
וַחֲזָ֑קand be strong
vachazakH2388 →291 times
וּֽבְדַבְּר֤וֹand when spoke he
ubedaberoH1696 →1141 times
עִמִּי֙with me
ʾimiH5973 →1050 times
הִתְחַזַּ֔קְתִּיI strengthened myself
hitchazaktiH2388 →291 times
וָאֹֽמְרָ֛הand I said
vaomerahH559 →5305 times
יְדַבֵּ֥רlet him speak
yedaberH1696 →1141 times
אֲדֹנִ֖יlord my
ʾadoniH113 →333 times
כִּ֥יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
חִזַּקְתָּֽנִי׃you have strengthened me
chizaktaniH2388 →291 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Joshua 1:9Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
it leads to
- Genesis 28:15
Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what…
- Jeremiah 1:7–8
But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.
- Psalms 27:1–2
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- Joshua 1:6–7
Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.
- Deuteronomy 20:1
When you go out to war against your enemies and see horses, chariots, and an army larger than yours, do not be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, who brought you out…
- Genesis 28:15
Through
Isaiah 35:4Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
it leads to
- James 5:7–9
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
- Isaiah 41:10–14
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Zephaniah 3:16–17
On that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.
- James 5:7–9
Where this verse is studied
About Daniel
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Charles Spurgeon, The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1089: “The Man Greatly Beloved” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition); Hippolytus of Rome, Commentary on Daniel 4.40.1-2; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Daniel; John Calvin, Commentary on the Prophet Daniel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.