Bible Strands
Daniel 10:11
He said to me, “Daniel, you are a man who is highly precious. Consider carefully the words that I am about to say to you. Stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he had said this to me, I stood up trembling.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — A heavenly messenger addresses Daniel immediately after a hand touches him and sets him trembling on his hands and knees. The speaker commands him to listen and rise.
The words — חֲמֻדוֹת (ḥamudōt) translates as "preciousness" or "desirable things," and הָבֵן (hāḇēn) means "understand" or "consider carefully." The text directly links Daniel's value to the requirement of careful attention before the message is delivered.
The thread — The command to stand and receive a divine commission appears in Ezekiel 2:1 and Acts 26:16, while the appeal to understand a vision echoes Daniel 8:16.
Why it lands — The verse requires immediate physical readiness and mental focus before receiving divine instruction. It demands that the reader treat the message as urgent and authoritative.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
Cross-references
- Acts 26:16 ‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.
- Ezekiel 2:1 “Son of man,” He said to me, “stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.”
- Daniel 8:16 And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”
- Mark 16:8 So the women left the tomb and ran away, trembling and bewildered. And in their fear they did not say a word to anyone.
- Job 4:14 fear and trembling came over me and made all my bones shudder.
- Job 37:1 “At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.
- Psalms 45:11 and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.
- Daniel 10:19 “Do not be afraid, you who are highly precious,” he said. “Peace be with you! Be strong now; be very strong!” As he spoke with me, I was strengthened and said, “Speak, my lord, for you have strengthened me.”
- John 13:23 One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.
- John 21:20 Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper to ask, “Lord, who is going to betray You?”