Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
lifted up mine eyes—from the ground on which they had been fixed in his mourning.
certain man—literally, "one man." An angel of the highest order; for in Daniel 8:16 he commands Gabriel to make Daniel to understand the vision, and in Daniel 12:6 one of the two angels inquires of him how long it would be till the end predicted.
linen—the raiment of priests, being the symbol of sanctity, as more pure than wool (Exodus 28:42); also of prophets (Jeremiah 13:1); and of angels (Revelation 15:6).
girded with . . . gold—that is, with a girdle interwoven with gold (Revelation 1:13).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Daniel 10:5:
Song of Solomon 5:14
Jeremiah 10:9
Ezekiel 1:27
Ezekiel 9:2
Daniel 2:22
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