Daniel 8:17So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was frightened, and fell on my face: but he said to me, Understand, son of man; for the vision belongs to the time of the end.
The setting
Babylon (modern-day Iraq), ~550 BC. Daniel, now elderly, receives his most terrifying vision yet...
The emotion here: terrified and trembling before supernatural encounter
The original word
yāra' (יָרֵא) — filled with trembling fear, the kind that makes your knees buckle
Why it matters
Daniel was likely in his 70s when this vision occurred, having served four different kings
Read with care
What most readers miss in Daniel 8:17
The angel calls Daniel 'son of man' — the same title Jesus later used for himself
Common misconceptionPeople think prophets were confident in receiving visions, but Daniel repeatedly fell unconscious from fear and had to be strengthened by angels.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Daniel 8:17
Bible Genome reading
Daniel 8:17 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Daniel 8:17 comes from the book of Daniel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include fear, reverence, divine encounter. Notable phrases: I was frightened; fell on my face; son of man.
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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