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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025
the Week of Proper 11 / Ordinary 16
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King James Version (1611 Edition)

Daniel 10:15

And when hee had spoken such words vnto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumbe.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (a Spirit);  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Suffering;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Muteness;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Magi;   Medicine;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Angels;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Prince, Princess;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Archangel;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Dumb;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
While he was saying these words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and was speechless.
Hebrew Names Version
and when he had spoken to me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and was mute.
King James Version
And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.
English Standard Version
When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and was mute.
New American Standard Bible
When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and became speechless.
New Century Version
While he was speaking to me, I bowed facedown and could not speak.
Amplified Bible
When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and was speechless.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when he spake these wordes vnto me, I set my face towarde the grounde, and helde my tongue.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and became speechless.
Berean Standard Bible
While he was speaking these words to me, I set my face toward the ground and became speechless.
Contemporary English Version
While this angel was speaking to me, I stared at the ground, speechless.
Complete Jewish Bible
After he had said these things to me, I looked down at the ground and couldn't speak.
Darby Translation
And as he was speaking with me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.
Easy-to-Read Version
While the man was talking to me, I bowed low with my face toward the ground. I could not speak.
George Lamsa Translation
And when he had spoken these words to me, I set my face towards the ground and was speechless.
Good News Translation
When he said this, I stared at the ground, speechless.
Lexham English Bible
And while he was speaking with me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and I was speechless.
Literal Translation
And when he had spoken such words to me, I set my face to the ground, and I became speechless.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now when he had spoken these wordes vnto me, I kest downe my heade to ye grounde, and helde my tunge.
American Standard Version
And when he had spoken unto me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and was dumb.
Bible in Basic English
And after he had said these words to me, I kept my face turned to the earth and was unable to say anything.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when he had spoken unto me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and was dumb.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Now whe he had spoken these words vnto me, I cast downe my head to the grounde, and held my tongue.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And when he had spoken with me according to these words, I turned my face to the ground, and was pricked in the heart.
English Revised Version
and when he had spoken unto me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and was dumb.
World English Bible
and when he had spoken to me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and was mute.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne he spak to me bi siche wordis, Y castide doun my cheer to erthe, and was stille.
Update Bible Version
and when he had spoken to me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and was mute.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when he had spoken such words to me, I set my face towards the ground, and I became dumb.
New English Translation
While he was saying this to me, I was flat on the ground and unable to speak.
New King James Version
When he had spoken such words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and became speechless.
New Living Translation
While he was speaking to me, I looked down at the ground, unable to say a word.
New Life Bible
When he had said this to me, I turned my face toward the ground and could not speak.
New Revised Standard
While he was speaking these words to me, I turned my face toward the ground and was speechless.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when he had spoken with me such words as these, - I set my face towards the earth, and was dumb.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he was speaking such words to me, I cast down my countenance to the ground, and held my peace.
Revised Standard Version
When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and was dumb.
Young's Literal Translation
`And when he speaketh with me about these things, I have set my face toward the earth, and have been silent;
THE MESSAGE
"While he was saying all this, I looked at the ground and said nothing. Then I was surprised by something like a human hand that touched my lips. I opened my mouth and started talking to the messenger: ‘When I saw you, master, I was terror-stricken. My knees turned to water. I couldn't move. How can I, a lowly servant, speak to you, my master? I'm paralyzed. I can hardly breathe!'

Contextual Overview

10 And behold, an hand touched me, which set me vpon my knees, and vpon the palmes of my hands. 11 And hee said vnto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloued, vnderstand the wordes that I speake vnto thee, and stand vpright: for vnto thee am I now sent; and when he had spoken this word vnto me, I stood trembling. 12 Then sayd hee vnto me; Feare not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou diddest set thine heart to vnderstand, and to chasten thy selfe before thy God, thy wordes were heard, and I am come for thy words. 13 But the prince of the kingdome of Persia withstood mee one and twentie dayes: but loe, Michael one of the chiefe Princes came to helpe mee, and I remained there with the Kings of Persia. 14 Now I am come to make thee vnderstand what shall befall thy people, in the latter dayes: for yet the vision is for many dayes. 15 And when hee had spoken such words vnto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumbe. 16 And behold, one like the similitude of the sonnes of men touched my lippes: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and sayd vnto him that stoode before me; O my Lord, by the vision my sorrowes are turned vpon me, and I haue retained no strength. 17 For how can the seruant of this my Lord, talke with this my Lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in mee, neither is there breath left in me. 18 Then there came againe and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthned me, 19 And said; O man greatly beloued, feare not: peace be vnto thee, be strong, yea be strong; and when he had spoken vnto me, I was strengthened, and said; Let my Lord speake; for thou hast strengthened me.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I set: Daniel 10:9, Daniel 8:18, Ezekiel 24:27, Ezekiel 33:22, Luke 1:20

Reciprocal: Numbers 24:4 - falling Mark 9:6 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 10:2
The sonnes of Iaphet: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Iauan, & Tubal, and Meshech, & Tiras.
Genesis 10:3
And the sonnes of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
Genesis 10:8
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
Genesis 10:15
And Canaan begate Sidon his first borne, and Heth,
Genesis 10:18
And the Aruadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
Genesis 10:20
These are the sonnes of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
Genesis 10:21
Unto Shem also the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Iaphet the elder, euen to him were children borne.
Genesis 10:24
And Arphaxad begate Salah, and Salah begate Eber.
Genesis 23:3
And Abraham stood vp from before his dead, & spake vnto the sonnes of Heth, saying,
Genesis 49:13
Zebulun shall dwell at the hauen of the sea, and hee shall be for an Hauen of ships: and his border shall be vnto Zidon.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when he had spoken such words unto me,.... As before related, concerning the contest between him and the prince of Persia; and especially concerning what would befall the people of the Jews in the latter day:

I set my face toward the ground; not being able to look up; his eyes were fixed upon the earth like one confounded and thunderstruck, filled with amazement and wonder:

and I became dumb; not able to speak a word, as is the case of persons sometimes in surprise, or through excess of any of the passions: this arose either from the majesty of the angel; or rather from the nature and importance of the things he said; or from a consciousness of his own impurity, and so of his unworthiness to converse with so exalted a creature, and to be favoured with such secrets. The Arabic version is, "and I supplicated"; very wrongly.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And when he had spoken such words ... - Daniel was naturally overcome by the communication which had been made to him. The manner in which the prayer was answered seems to have been entirely different from what he had expected. The presence of a heavenly being; the majesty of his appearance; the assurance that he gave that he had come to answer his prayer; and the fact that he had important revelations to make respecting the future, overcame him, and he laid his face upon the ground in silence. Is there any one of us who would not be awed into profound silence if a heavenly messenger should stand before us to disclose what was to occur to us, to our families, to our friends, to our country, in far-distant years?

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 15. I set my face toward the ground — He was standing upright, Daniel 10:11, and he now bent his body in reverence, and looked down upon the ground.

And became dumb. — Found himself unable to speak.


 
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