I, Daniel, alone saw the vision; for the men who were with me didn’t see the vision; but a great quaking fell on them, and they fled to hide themselves.
Parallel translations
- KJV And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
- BSB Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men with me did not see it, but a great terror fell upon them, and they ran and hid themselves.
- ESV And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see the vision, but a great trembling fell upon them, and they fled to hide themselves.
- NKJV And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see the vision; but a great terror fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
- NASB Now I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, while the men who were with me did not see the vision; nevertheless, a great fear fell on them, and they ran away to hide themselves.
- NLT Only I, Daniel, saw this vision. The men with me saw nothing, but they were suddenly terrified and ran away to hide.
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Cross-references & the web
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- Acts 9:7The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the sound, but seeing no one.
- Acts 22:9“Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn’t understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
- Gen 3:10The man said, “I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.”
- Isa 2:10Enter into the rock, and hide in the dust, from before the terror of Yahweh, and from the glory of his majesty.
- Heb 12:21and so fearful was the appearance that Moses said, “I am terrified and trembling.”
- Ezek 12:18“Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness.
- Jer 23:24Can anyone hide himself in secret places so that I can’t see him?” says Yahweh. “Don’t I fill heaven and earth?” says Yahweh.
- 2 Kgs 6:17–20Elisha prayed, and said, “Yahweh, please open his eyes, that he may see.” Yahweh opened the young man’s eyes; and he saw: and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha.
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