Daniel 7:15As for me, Daniel, my spirit was grieved in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
The setting
Babylon, ~553 BC. Daniel, now in his 60s, lies awake in his chamber after receiving terrifying visions of world empires. Modern-day Iraq.
The emotion here: physically sick from overwhelming divine revelation
The original word
kara' (כְּרַע) — to be grieved, literally 'to be torn apart inside'
Why it matters
Daniel had served four different kings across 70 years of exile by this point
Read with care
What most readers miss in Daniel 7:15
Daniel's physical body is reacting to spiritual revelation — this wasn't just mental distress
Common misconceptionPeople think prophets received visions with peace and clarity, but Daniel was literally made ill by what God showed him. Revelation often comes with spiritual trauma.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Daniel 7:15
Bible Genome reading
Daniel 7:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Daniel 7:15 comes from the book of Daniel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Daniel. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the letter genre of biblical literature. Key themes include human frailty, prophetic burden. Notable phrases: spirit was grieved; visions troubled me.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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