KJV King James Version
In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.
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Daniel 10:2
In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks.
WEB World English Bible
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three whole weeks.
ASV American Standard Version
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three whole weeks.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘In those days, I, Daniel, have been mourning three weeks of days;
Surrounding context — Daniel 10
1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing [was] true, but the time appointed [was] long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.
2 In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.
3 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.
4 And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which [is] Hiddekel;
5 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins [were] girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
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Nehemiah 1:4And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned [certain] days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,Daniel 9:24-27Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.Ezra 9:4-5Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice.Psalm 42:9I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?Revelation 11:5And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.Romans 9:2That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.Jeremiah 9:1Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!Psalm 43:2For thou [art] the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?Matthew 9:15And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.Psalm 137:1-5By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.Isaiah 66:10Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:James 4:9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and [your] joy to heaviness.
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