Daniel 10:17

For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me.

Cross-references

Daniel 10:8 Parallel

In Daniel 10:8, Daniel describes the same loss of strength from the vision, reinforcing his physical collapse.

Daniel 10:16 immediately precedes, stating the same lack of strength after the vision — direct contextual echo.

Judges 6:22 Parallel

Judges 6:22 shows Gideon's terror after seeing the angel of the LORD — same fear of death from a divine encounter.

Judges 13:21-23 records Manoah's fear of dying after seeing the angel — parallels Daniel's reaction to the glorious messenger.

Isaiah 6:1-5 depicts Isaiah's 'Woe to me' before God's throne — parallels Daniel's overwhelming sense of unworthiness and weakness.

Ezekiel 1:28 shows Ezekiel falling face down at the glory of the Lord — a parallel theophany response of prostration.

In Revelation 1:17, John falls as dead before Christ, who touches and reassures him—mirroring Daniel's collapse and divine revitalization.

Exodus 33:20 says no one can see God and live — Daniel's collapse before an angel echoes the danger of divine presence.

John 1:18 Allusion

John 1:18 states no one has ever seen God — confirms Daniel's vision was of an angel, not God himself.

Exodus 24:10 describes elders seeing God and surviving — contrasts with Daniel's inability to stand before a divine being.

Exodus 24:11 emphasizes they saw God and ate — directly contrasts Daniel's utter weakness and loss of breath.