And 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 10:2 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three whole weeks. American Standard Version (1901) In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three whole weeks. Common English Bible During that time, I, Daniel, had been mourning for three weeks. Catholic Public Domain Version In those days, I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks of days. English Standard Version 2016 In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three weeks. |
And 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,
I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her:
Oh 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!
Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
And 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.
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
And 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.