Daniel 3:8 (DBY)

Passage

Whereupon at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.

Nearby Context

Daniel 3:6 and whosoever doth not fall down and worship shall that same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

Daniel 3:7 Therefore at that time when all the peoples heard the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages fell down [and] worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

Daniel 3:8 Whereupon at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.

Daniel 3:9 They spoke and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever!

Daniel 3:10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, pipe, lute, sambuca, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden image;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whereupon", "time", "certain", "chaldeans", "came", "near", "accused", and "jews". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whereupon" and "time", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Therefore at that time when all the..." into verse 9's "They spoke and said to the king...", so "whereupon" and "time" belong inside that flow. In Daniel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "whereupon" and "time" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.