Bible Strands
Daniel 7:15
I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit, and the visions in my mind alarmed me.
Berean Standard Bible
Follow its threads on the canvas →
Study note
Setting — Daniel speaks in the first person immediately after witnessing the vision of the Son of Man receiving everlasting dominion (7:14), just before approaching a heavenly attendant for clarification (7:16).
The words — אֶתְכְּרִיַּ֥ת ('et.ke.ri.Yat) translates as "it was distressed," describing the internal state of Daniel's רוּחִ֛/י (ru.Ch/i), or "my spirit," while נִדְנֶ֑ה (nid.Neh) denotes "the sheath" or "midst" where the visions reside.
The thread — The motif of spiritual distress and troubled countenance recurs when Daniel records his own later reaction to the same vision (Daniel 7:28) and parallels Pharaoh's agitated spirit before seeking interpretation (Genesis 41:8).
Why it lands — The text records the prophet's visceral reaction to divine revelation before any explanation is given, demanding that a reader acknowledge the weight of heavenly mystery without rushing past the initial human response to seek immediate resolution.
Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.
The Hebrew words
King James Version
I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
Cross-references
- Daniel 7:28 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.”
- Genesis 40:7 So he asked the officials of Pharaoh who were in custody with him in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so downcast today?”
- Genesis 41:8 In the morning his spirit was troubled, so he summoned all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but no one could interpret them for him.
- Jeremiah 15:17 I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.
- Jeremiah 17:16 But I have not run away from being Your shepherd; I have not desired the day of despair. You know that the utterance of my lips was spoken in Your presence.
- Daniel 2:1 In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams that troubled his spirit, and sleep escaped him.
- Daniel 2:3 he said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to understand it.”
- Daniel 4:5 I had a dream, and it frightened me; while I was in my bed, the images and visions in my mind alarmed me.
- Daniel 7:1 In the first year of the reign of Belshazzar over Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he lay on his bed. He wrote down the dream, and this is the summary of his account.
- Daniel 8:27 I, 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.