Dan 10:3 | NETfull | STEP | I ate no choice food; no meat or wine came to my lips, nor did I anoint myself with oil until the end of those three weeks.

Daniel 10:3

3 I ate no choice food; no meat or wine came to my lips, ^{▼▼ Heb “mouth.”} nor did I anoint myself with oil ^{▼▼ Anointing oneself with oil (usually olive oil) was a common OT practice due to the severity of the Middle Eastern sun (cf. Ps 121:6). It was also associated with rejoicing (e.g., Prov 27:9) and was therefore usually not practiced during a period of mourning.} until the end of those three weeks.