Thus ends the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts troubled me greatly, and my face turned pale. But I kept the matter to myself.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts much troubled me, and my face was changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
- KJV Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
- NKJV “This is the end of the account. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly troubled me, and my countenance changed; but I kept the matter in my heart.”
- NASB “At this point the revelation ended. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts were greatly alarming me and my face became pale, but I kept the matter to myself.”
- NLT That was the end of the vision. I, Daniel, was terrified by my thoughts and my face was pale with fear, but I kept these things to myself.
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Quick answer
The vision ends; Daniel remains deeply troubled but treasures the matter in his heart. He responds to hard revelation with reverent reflection rather than dismissal.
Overview
Daniel closes the account still shaken, his face pale, yet he keeps the matter in his heart rather than forgetting it. Like Mary later pondering God's words, he holds the weighty revelation in faith despite incomplete understanding. This models how believers receive God's truth about coming judgment: soberly, prayerfully, and with trust that God's purposes are good.
Cross-references & the web
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- Luke 2:51Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
- Luke 2:19But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.
- Dan 4:19For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” “My lord,” replied Belteshazzar, “may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!
- Dan 7:15I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit, and the visions in my mind alarmed me.
- Dan 12:13But as for you, go on your way until the end. You will rest, and will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days.”
- Dan 12:9“Go on your way, Daniel,” he replied, “for the words are closed up and sealed until the time of the end.
- Dan 5:6his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
- Dan 8:27I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was confounded by the vision; it was beyond understanding.
- Mark 9:15As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were filled with awe and ran to greet Him.
- Luke 9:44“Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”
- Dan 8:19and said, “Behold, I will make known to you what will happen in the latter time of wrath, because it concerns the appointed time of the end.
- Gen 37:10He told his father and brothers, but his father rebuked him and said, “What is this dream that you have had? Will your mother and brothers and I actually come and bow down to the ground before you?”
- Dan 8:17As he came near to where I stood, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”
- Dan 11:27And the two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will speak lies at the same table, but to no avail, for still the end will come at the appointed time.
- Dan 10:8So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.
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