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.
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Gill's Exposition
Then said he unto me, fear not, Daniel,.... Perceiving him to shake and tremble, and to be intimidated at his presence, he speaks comfortably to him, and encourages him to lay aside his fears, that he…
Barnes' Notes
Then said he unto me, Fear not - Be not alarmed at my presence; do not fear that your devotions are not accepted, and that your prayers are not heard. For from the first day that thou didst set thine…
Adam Clarke
I am come for thy words - On account of thy prayers I am sent to comfort and instruct thee.
Much ado here is to bring Daniel to be able to bear what Christ has to say to him. Still we have him in a fright, hardly and very slowly recovering himself; but he is still answered and supported with…
Cambridge Bible
set thine heart lit. give thine heart, i.e. apply thyself: a late idiom, found otherwise only in 1Ch 22:19; 2Ch 11:16; Ecc 1:13; Ecc 1:17; Ecc 7:21; Ecc 8:9; Ecc 8:16.
to understand viz. the future…
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