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.
Parallel translations
- WEB 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.
- 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.
- 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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Quick answer
Only Daniel sees the vision; his companions, seized with terror, flee to hide. Genuine revelation from God is given to whom He chooses and cannot be forced or shared at will.
Overview
Though others sense something fearful, the vision itself is for Daniel alone, much as Saul's companions on the Damascus road perceived light or sound but not the full encounter. The scene shows that spiritual sight is God's gift. It also marks the seriousness of the moment, isolating Daniel for the personal word God intends to give him.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Acts 9:7And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
- Acts 22:9And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
- Gen 3:10And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
- Isa 2:10Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty.
- Heb 12:21And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)
- Ezek 12:18Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;
- Jer 23:24Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
- 2 Kgs 6:17–20And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.
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