Daniel 10:3
“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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
I ate no pleasant bread,.... Or, "bread of desires" (d); such as was made of the finest of the wheat, and was eaten in…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
I ate no pleasant bread - Margin, “bread of desires.” So the Hebrew. The meaning is, that he abstained from ordinary…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
I ate no pleasant bread - This fast was rather a general abstinence; living all the while on coarse and unsavory food;…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Daniel 10:1-9
This vision is dated in the third year of Cyrus, that is, of his reign after the conquest of Babylon, his third year…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
pleasant bread lit. bread of desirablenesses(Dan 9:23). Daniel did not fast absolutely; he only abstained from…
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