Parallel Verses
NET Bible
I ate no choice food; no meat or wine came to my lips, nor did I anoint myself with oil until the end of those three weeks.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
Holman Bible
I didn’t eat any rich food,
International Standard Version
I ate no fancy foods neither meat nor wine entered my mouth. Furthermore, I didn't use any ointment until the end of the entire three weeks.
A Conservative Version
I ate no pleasant bread. Neither flesh nor wine came into my mouth. Neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
American Standard Version
I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
Amplified
I ate no tasty food, nor did any meat or wine enter my mouth; and I did not
Bible in Basic English
I had no pleasing food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, and I put no oil on my body till three full weeks were ended.
Darby Translation
I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three full weeks were fulfilled.
Julia Smith Translation
Bread of desires I ate not, and flesh and wine came not into my mouth, and anointing, I did not anoint myself even to the filling up of three weeks of days.
King James 2000
I ate no pleasant food, neither came meat nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I had not eaten [any] choice food, and meat and wine did not enter my mouth, and {I did not use any ointment} {until the end of three whole weeks}.
Modern King James verseion
I ate no food for delight, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, until three whole weeks were fulfilled.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
so that I had no lust to eat bread: as for flesh and wine, there came none within my mouth: No, I did not once anoint myself, till the whole three weeks were out.
New Heart English Bible
I had no pleasing food, neither meat nor wine came into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, until three whole weeks were fulfilled.
The Emphasized Bible
food to delight in, did I not eat, neither flesh nor wine, came into my mouth, nor did I so much as, anoint, myself, - until were fulfilled three sevens of days.
Webster
I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
World English Bible
I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine into my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, until three whole weeks were fulfilled.
Youngs Literal Translation
desirable bread I have not eaten, and flesh and wine hath not come in unto my mouth, and I have not anointed myself at all, till the completion of three weeks of days.
Themes
Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » Daniel's temperance principles
Anointing » Neglected in times of affliction
Anointing » Omitted in mourning
Daniel » Characteristics of » Self-control
Fasting » Examples of » Daniel
Fasting » Instances of » Of daniel » At the time of his vision
Fasting » Prolonged » For three weeks, by daniel
Social duties » Total abstinence from strong drink » Daniel's temperance principles
Temperance » Total abstinence » Daniel's temperance principles
Topics
Interlinear
Lechem
Basar
Shalowsh
Yowm
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Daniel 10:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Daniel's Vision Of A Dazzling Heavenly Messenger
2 In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three whole weeks. 3 I ate no choice food; no meat or wine came to my lips, nor did I anoint myself with oil until the end of those three weeks. 4 On the twenty-fourth day of the first month I was beside the great river, the Tigris.
Cross References
Daniel 6:18
Then the king departed to his palace. But he spent the night without eating, and no diversions were brought to him. He was unable to sleep.
Matthew 6:17
When you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face,
2 Samuel 19:24
Now Mephibosheth, Saul's grandson, came down to meet the king. From the day the king had left until the day he safely returned, Mephibosheth had not cared for his feet nor trimmed his mustache nor washed his clothes.
Job 33:20
so that his life loathes food, and his soul rejects appetizing fare.
Isaiah 24:6-11
So a treaty curse devours the earth; its inhabitants pay for their guilt. This is why the inhabitants of the earth disappear, and are reduced to just a handful of people.
Daniel 11:8
He will also take their gods into captivity to Egypt, along with their cast images and prized utensils of silver and gold. Then he will withdraw for some years from the king of the north.
Amos 5:11
Therefore, because you make the poor pay taxes on their crops and exact a grain tax from them, you will not live in the houses you built with chiseled stone, nor will you drink the wine from the fine vineyards you planted.
Nahum 2:9
Her conquerors cry out: "Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!" There is no end to the treasure; riches of every kind of precious thing.
1 Corinthians 9:27
Instead I subdue my body and make it my slave, so that after preaching to others I myself will not be disqualified.