Daniel 6:20 (DRB)

Passage

And coming near to the den, cried with a lamentable voice to Daniel, and said to him: Daniel, servant of the living God, hath thy God, whom thou servest always, been able, thinkest thou, to deliver thee from the lions?

Nearby Context

Daniel 6:18 And the king went away to his house, and laid himself down without taking supper, and meat was not set before him, and even sleep departed from him.

Daniel 6:19 Then the king rising very early in the morning, went in haste to the lions' den:

Daniel 6:20 And coming near to the den, cried with a lamentable voice to Daniel, and said to him: Daniel, servant of the living God, hath thy God, whom thou servest always, been able, thinkest thou, to deliver thee from the lions?

Daniel 6:21 And Daniel answering the king, said: O king, live for ever:

Daniel 6:22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut up the mouths of the lions, and they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him justice hath been found in me: yea, and before thee, O king, I have done no offence.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "coming", "near", "cried", "lamentable", "voice", "daniel", and "said". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "coming" and "near", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "Then the king rising very early in..." into verse 21's "And Daniel answering the king said O...", so "coming" and "near" 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 "coming" and "near" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.