Daniel 10:3
What does Daniel 10:3 mean?
A plain-English look at Daniel 10:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
KJV
King James Version · 1611I 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949I had no pleasing food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, and I put no oil on my body till three full weeks were ended.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862desirable bread I have not eaten, and flesh and wine hath not come in unto my mouth, and I have not anointed myself at all, till the completion of three weeks of days.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752I ate no desirable bread, and neither flesh, nor wine, entered into my mouth, neither was I anointed with ointment: till the days of three weeks were accomplished.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three full weeks were fulfilled.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 33:20
So that his life abhorreth bread, And his soul dainty food.
- Nahum 2:9
Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold; for there is no end of the store, the glory of all goodly furniture.
- 1 Corinthians 9:27
but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
- Daniel 11:8
And also their gods, with their molten images, and with their goodly vessels of silver and of gold, shall he carry captive into Egypt; and he shall refrain some years from the king of the north.
- Isaiah 24:6
Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are found guilty: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
- 2 Samuel 19:24
And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; and he had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came home in peace.
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