Behold, a hand touched me, which set me on my knees and on the palms of my hands.
Parallel translations
- KJV And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
- BSB Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.
- NKJV Suddenly, a hand touched me, which made me tremble on my knees and on the palms of my hands.
- NASB Then behold, a hand touched me and shook me on my hands and knees.
- NLT Just then a hand touched me and lifted me, still trembling, to my hands and knees.
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Quick answer
A hand touches Daniel and lifts him to his hands and knees. God graciously raises His servant so he can receive the message.
Overview
The strengthening touch begins to restore the trembling prophet. What human glory had cast down, divine grace lifts up. This pattern of God strengthening the weak to receive and bear His word recurs throughout Scripture and finds its fullest expression in Christ, who lifts the fallen and gives strength to the faint.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Jer 1:9Then Yahweh stretched out his hand, and touched my mouth. Then Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.
- Rev 1:17When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last,
- Dan 8:18Now as he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face toward the ground; but he touched me, and set me upright.
- Dan 10:16Behold, one in the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spoke and said to him who stood before me, my lord, by reason of the vision my sorrows are turned on me, and I retain no strength.
- Dan 10:18Then there touched me again one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me.
- Dan 9:21yes, while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening offering.
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