Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Daniel 10:5
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Daniel10:5
5. 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 Da 8:16 he commands Gabriel to make Daniel to understand the vision, and in Da 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 (Ex 28:42); also of prophets (Jr 13:1); and of angels (Re 15:6).
girded with ... gold--that is, with a girdle interwoven with gold (Re 1:13).
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