Dan 10:5 | JFB | STEP | 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 he commands Gabriel to make Daniel to understand the vision, and in 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 ( ); also of prophets ( ); and of angels ( ). girded with . . . gold —that is, with a girdle interwoven with gold ( ).

Daniel 10:5

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 (Jer 13:1); and of angels (Re 15:6).

girded with . . . gold—that is, with a girdle interwoven with gold (Re 1:13).