Daniel 10:2
New International Version
At that time I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks.

New Living Translation
When this vision came to me, I, Daniel, had been in mourning for three whole weeks.

English Standard Version
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three weeks.

Berean Standard Bible
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks.

King James Bible
In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.

New King James Version
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three full weeks.

New American Standard Bible
In those days, I, Daniel, had been mourning for three entire weeks.

NASB 1995
In those days, I, Daniel, had been mourning for three entire weeks.

NASB 1977
In those days I, Daniel, had been mourning for three entire weeks.

Legacy Standard Bible
In those days, I, Daniel, had been mourning for three entire weeks.

Amplified Bible
In those days I, Daniel, had been mourning for three entire weeks.

Christian Standard Bible
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks.

American Standard Version
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three whole weeks.

Contemporary English Version
Daniel wrote: For three weeks I was in sorrow.

English Revised Version
In those days I Daniel was mourning three whole weeks.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
During those days I, Daniel, mourned for three whole weeks.

Good News Translation
At that time I was mourning for three weeks.

International Standard Version
"At that time I, Daniel, had been mourning for three straight weeks.

Majority Standard Bible
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks.

NET Bible
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three whole weeks.

New Heart English Bible
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three whole weeks.

Webster's Bible Translation
In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.

World English Bible
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three whole weeks.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
“In those days, I, Daniel, have been mourning three weeks of days;

Young's Literal Translation
'In those days, I, Daniel, have been mourning three weeks of days;

Smith's Literal Translation
And in these days I Daniel was mourning three weeks of days.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
In those days I Daniel mourned the days of three weeks.

Catholic Public Domain Version
In those days, I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks of days.

New American Bible
In those days, I, Daniel, mourned three full weeks.

New Revised Standard Version
At that time I, Daniel, had been mourning for three weeks.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three times seven weeks of days.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
In those days, I, Daniel, was dwelling in mourning three weeks of days
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
In those days I Daniel was mourning three whole weeks.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Daniel's Vision by the Tigris
1In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel, who was called Belteshazzar. The message was true, and it concerned a great conflict. And the understanding of the message was given to him in a vision. 2In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks. 3I ate no rich food, no meat or wine entered my mouth, and I did not anoint myself with oil until the three weeks were completed.…

Cross References
Daniel 9:3
So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

Ezra 9:3-5
When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror. / Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel gathered around me because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles, while I sat there in horror until the evening offering. / At the evening offering, I got up from my humiliation with my tunic and cloak torn, and I fell on my knees, spread out my hands to the LORD my God,

Nehemiah 1:4
When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

Esther 4:3
In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

Joel 1:14
Consecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.

Jonah 3:5
And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.

Matthew 4:2
After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.

Acts 9:9
For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.

2 Corinthians 11:27
in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.

Matthew 6:16-18
When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. / But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, / so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

1 Samuel 1:7
And this went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the LORD, her rival taunted her until she wept and would not eat.

1 Kings 21:27
When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.

Psalm 35:13
Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.

Isaiah 58:3-5
“Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the day of your fast, you do as you please, and you oppress all your workers. / You fast with contention and strife to strike viciously with your fist. You cannot fast as you do today and have your voice be heard on high. / Is this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD?

Zechariah 7:3
by asking the priests of the house of the LORD of Hosts, as well as the prophets, “Should I weep and fast in the fifth month, as I have done these many years?”


Treasury of Scripture

In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.

I Daniel.

Ezra 9:4,5
Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice…

Nehemiah 1:4
And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

Psalm 42:9
I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

full weeks.

Daniel 9:24-27
Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy…

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In those days
This phrase sets the temporal context for the events described in the chapter. It refers to a specific period in the life of Daniel, a time marked by significant spiritual activity and revelation. Historically, this is during the third year of Cyrus, king of Persia, a time when the Jewish people were beginning to return to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. The phrase suggests a period of transition and divine intervention, highlighting God's sovereignty over historical events.

I, Daniel
The use of the first person emphasizes the personal nature of the account. Daniel, a prophet and a man of high esteem, is the narrator, providing a firsthand account of his experiences. His name, meaning "God is my judge," reflects his character and the divine authority behind his visions. Daniel's personal involvement underscores the authenticity and gravity of the message he is about to convey.

was mourning
The Hebrew root for "mourning" (אָבַל, 'abal) conveys a deep sense of grief and lamentation. Daniel's mourning is not merely personal but is likely connected to the spiritual and physical state of his people. This period of mourning indicates a profound spiritual burden, possibly due to the challenges faced by the returning exiles or the ongoing spiritual warfare revealed in his visions.

for three full weeks
The specific duration of "three full weeks" (literally "three weeks of days") underscores the intensity and deliberateness of Daniel's mourning. This time frame suggests a period of fasting and prayer, a common practice in the Hebrew tradition for seeking divine intervention or understanding. The number three often symbolizes completeness or divine perfection, indicating that this was a significant and complete period of spiritual preparation and intercession.

Verse 2. - In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks. The versions are close to the Massoretic, only the Septuagint, and, following it, the Vetus, as quoted by Tertullian, omit "days," in the literal rendering of the Hebrew phrase, "weeks of days". Mourning. Zockler and Fuller think this mourning due to the difficulties the released captives had in carrying out their desire of rebuilding the temple. It may have been that he was grieved that so few of the people were willing to avail themselves of the privilege. We are here assuming that the chronology of this passage reckons from the overthrow of Nabunahid, that is, from Cyrus's accession to the throne of Babylon; but, as we have seen, this "third year" may be reckoned from his assumption of the title King of Persia, San Parsua, in which case it may be the same year with that vision narrated in the previous chapter. Three full weeks; literally, three weeks of days - to mark off the duration of Daniel's fast from the weeks of years referred to in the ninth chapter. Keil objects to this interpretation, but assigns no reason. At the same time, it is to be observed that "year of days" means a full year, but a week is such a short period that the necessity of saying that it was complete by defining it a "week of days" is not so obvious, and is unexampled.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
In those
הָהֵ֑ם (hā·hêm)
Article | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1992: They

days
בַּיָּמִ֖ים (bay·yā·mîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

I,
אֲנִ֤י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

Daniel,
דָֽנִיֵּאל֙ (ḏā·nî·yêl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1840: Daniel -- 'God is my judge', the name of several Israelites

was
הָיִ֣יתִי (hā·yî·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

mourning
מִתְאַבֵּ֔ל (miṯ·’ab·bêl)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 56: To bewail

for three
שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה (šə·lō·šāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice

full
יָמִֽים׃ (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

weeks.
שָׁבֻעִ֖ים (šā·ḇu·‘îm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7620: A period of seven (days, years), heptad, week


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