14 Now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people (A)in the latter days, (B)for the vision refers to many days yet to come.

15 When he had spoken such words to me, (C)I [a]turned my face toward the ground and became speechless. 16 And suddenly, (D)one having the likeness of the [b]sons of men (E)touched my lips; then I opened my mouth and spoke, saying to him who stood before me, “My lord, because of the vision (F)my sorrows have [c]overwhelmed me, and I have retained no strength.

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  1. Daniel 10:15 Lit. set
  2. Daniel 10:16 Theodotion, Vg. the son; LXX a hand
  3. Daniel 10:16 Or turned upon

14 Now I have come to explain(A) to you what will happen to your people in the future,(B) for the vision concerns a time yet to come.(C)

15 While he was saying this to me, I bowed with my face toward the ground and was speechless.(D) 16 Then one who looked like a man[a] touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and began to speak.(E) I said to the one standing before me, “I am overcome with anguish(F) because of the vision, my lord, and I feel very weak.

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  1. Daniel 10:16 Most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text; one manuscript of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint Then something that looked like a human hand

14 (A)and came to make you understand what is to happen to your people (B)in the latter days. For (C)the vision is for days yet to come.”

15 When he had spoken to me according to these words, (D)I turned my face toward the ground (E)and was mute. 16 And behold, (F)one in the likeness of the children of man (G)touched my lips. Then I opened my mouth and spoke. I said to him who stood before me, “O my lord, by reason of the vision pains have come upon me, and (H)I retain no strength.

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