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As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

I Daniel was grieved in my spirit—That is, I was troubled; or my heart was made heavy and sad. This was probably in part because he did not …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Midst. —See margin. The body was regarded as the sheath of the soul.

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Daniel says his spirit was either cut off or vanished, as if he suffered some mental deficiency. In this way God wished to communicate to His serva…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body ,
&c.] Or "sheath" F1 ; the soul being in the b…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

It is desirable to obtain the correct and complete sense of what we see and hear from God; and those who would know must ask through faithful and f…

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