Daniel 10:8

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“So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.”

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BSBPD

“So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“So 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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and 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.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Daniel 10:8 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 32:24So Jacob was left all alone, and there a man wrestled with him until daybreak.
  2. Genesis 32:31The sun rose above him as he passed by Penuel, and he was limping because of his hip.
  3. Exodus 3:3So Moses thought, “I must go over and see this marvelous sight. Why is the bush not burning up?”
  4. Daniel 7:28Thus ends the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face turned pale. But I kept the matter to myself.”
  5. Daniel 8:7I saw him approach the ram in a rage against him, and he struck the ram and shattered his two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against him, and the goat threw him to the ground and trampled him, and no one could deliver the ram from his power.
  6. Daniel 8:27I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.
  7. Habakkuk 3:16I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.
  8. Matthew 17:6When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.
  9. Mark 9:6For they were all so terrified that Peter did not know what else to say.
  10. John 16:32“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.
  11. 2 Corinthians 12:2I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.
  12. 2 Corinthians 12:7or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
  13. Revelation 1:17When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

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