"For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in…" — Daniel 10:17

Daniel 10:17 · KJV

“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. {the...: or, this servant of my lord}”

— Daniel 10:17

Verse 16

And, behold, {one} like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.

Verse 18

Then there came again and touched me {one} like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,

Daniel 10 — Context

And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.

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. {the...: or, this servant of my lord}

Then there came again and touched me {one} like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,

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.

Cross References

Exodus 24:10-11

And they saw the God of Israel: and {there was} under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in {his} clearness.

Isaiah 6:1-5

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. {his...: or, the skirts thereof}

John 1:18

No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared {him}.

Mark 12:36

For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

Genesis 32:20

And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob {is} behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure he will accept of me. {of me: Heb. my face}

Judges 6:22

And when Gideon perceived that he {was} an angel of the LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an angel of the LORD face to face.

Judges 13:21-23

But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he {was} an angel of the LORD.

Matthew 22:43-44

The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?