Then the one who looked like a man touched my lips, and I opened my mouth and began to speak. I said to the one standing in front of me, “I am filled with anguish because of the vision I have seen, my lord, and I am very weak.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips - In the form of a man. The reference here is undoubtedly t…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

One like ...—Compare Daniel 8:15. However, there is no reason for supposing that the person is different from the one mentioned in…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Daniel here narrates how the angel who inflicted the wound also brought the remedy at the same time. Though he had been cast down by fear, yet the …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men
Not the man clothed with linen, or Christ; but either the sa…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Whenever we enter into communion with God, it is fitting for us to have a proper sense of the infinite distance between us and the holy God. How ca…