"I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole w…" — Daniel 10:3

Daniel 10:3 · KJV

“I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. {pleasant...: Heb. bread of desires}”

— Daniel 10:3

Verse 2

In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks. {full...: Heb. weeks of days}

Verse 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 — Context

In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing {was} true, but the time appointed {was} long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. {long: Heb. great}

In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks. {full...: Heb. weeks of days}

I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. {pleasant...: Heb. bread of desires}

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

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: {a...: Heb. one man}

Cross References

Matthew 6:17

But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;

Daniel 11:8

And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, {and} with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue {more} years than the king of the north. {their precious...: Heb. vessels of their desire}

1 Corinthians 9:27

But I keep under my body, and bring {it} into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

Amos 5:11

Forasmuch therefore as your treading {is} upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them. {pleasant...: Heb. vineyards of desire}

Daniel 6:18

Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him. {instruments...: or, table}

Nahum 2:9

Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for {there is} none end of the store {and} glory out of all the pleasant furniture. {for...: or, and their infinite store, etc} {pleasant...: Heb. vessels of desire}

Isaiah 24:6-11

Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.

Job 33:20

So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat. {dainty...: Heb. meat of desire}