Daniel 3:9 (GNV)

Passage

For they spake and said to the King Nebuchad-nezzar, O King, liue for euer.

Nearby Context

Daniel 3:7 Therefore assoone as all the people heard the sound of the cornet, trumpet, harpe, sackebut, psalterie, and all instruments of musike, all the people, nations, and languages fell downe, and worshipped the golden image, that Nebuchad-nezzar the King had set vp.

Daniel 3:8 By reason whereof at that same time came men of the Caldeans, and grieuously accused the Iewes.

Daniel 3:9 For they spake and said to the King Nebuchad-nezzar, O King, liue for euer.

Daniel 3:10 Thou, O King, hast made a decree, that euery man that shall heare the sounde of the cornet, trumpet, harpe, sackebut, psalterie, and dulcimer, and all instruments of musike, shall fall downe and worship the golden image,

Daniel 3:11 And whosoeuer falleth not downe, and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the mids of an hote fierie fornace.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "spake", "said", "king", "nebuchad-nezzar", "liue", and "euer". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "spake" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "By reason whereof at that same time..." into verse 10's "Thou O King hast made a decree...", so "spake" and "said" 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 "spake" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.