Daniel 6:17 (YLT)

Passage

And a stone hath been brought and placed at the mouth of the den, and the king hath sealed it with his signet, and with the signet of his great men, that the purpose be not changed concerning Daniel.

Nearby Context

Daniel 6:15 Then these men have assembled near the king, and are saying to the king, `know, O king, that the law of Media and Persia <FI>is<Fi> : That any interdict and statute that the king doth establish is not to be changed.'

Daniel 6:16 Then the king hath said, and they have brought Daniel, and have cast <FI>him<Fi> into a den of lions. The king hath answered and said to Daniel, `Thy God, whom thou art serving continually, Himself doth deliver thee.'

Daniel 6:17 And a stone hath been brought and placed at the mouth of the den, and the king hath sealed it with his signet, and with the signet of his great men, that the purpose be not changed concerning Daniel.

Daniel 6:18 Then hath the king gone to his palace, and he hath passed the night fasting, and dahavan have not been brought up before him, and his sleep hath fled <FI>from<Fi> off him.

Daniel 6:19 Then doth the king rise in the early morning, at the light, and in haste to the den of lions he hath gone;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "purpose", "stone", "hath", "been", "brought", "placed", "mouth", and "king". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "purpose" and "stone", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 16's "Then the king hath said and they..." into verse 18's "Then hath the king gone to his...", so "purpose" and "stone" 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 "purpose" and "stone" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.