Daniel 10:8 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →Left alone before the vision, Daniel loses all strength and his appearance is utterly drained.
What Does Daniel 10:8 Mean?
Now alone, Daniel faces the great vision with no one beside him. His strength drains away, his healthy color turns ghastly, and he is left utterly spent. The encounter unmakes him; he cannot stand under the glory before him.
This is the consistent response of mortals brought near to heaven's holiness, from Isaiah crying woe to John falling as dead at the Lord's feet. The nearer one draws to the living God, the more one's own frailty is exposed. Yet this collapse is not rejection. It is the honest place from which God lifts His servants, for He raises up those who know they cannot stand on their own.
Daniel 10:8 in the Original Language
hod (הוֹד), 'comeliness' -- vigor, dignity, the bloom of health, here drained away before the vision.
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What does Daniel 10:8 mean?
Left alone before the vision, Daniel loses all strength and his appearance is utterly drained.