Daniel 6:27 (YLT)

Passage

A deliverer, and rescuer, and doer of signs and wonders in the heavens and in earth <FI>is<Fi> He who hath delivered Daniel from the paw of the lions.'

Nearby Context

Daniel 6:25 Then Darius the king hath written to all the peoples, nations, and languages, who are dwelling in all the land: `Your peace be great!

Daniel 6:26 From before me is made a decree, that in every dominion of my kingdom they are trembling and fearing before the God of Daniel, for He <FI>is<Fi> the living God, and abiding to the ages, and His kingdom that which <FI>is<Fi> not destroyed, and His dominion <FI>is<Fi> unto the end.

Daniel 6:27 A deliverer, and rescuer, and doer of signs and wonders in the heavens and in earth <FI>is<Fi> He who hath delivered Daniel from the paw of the lions.'

Daniel 6:28 And this Daniel hath prospered in the reign of Darius, and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "deliverer", "rescuer", "doer", "signs", "wonders", "heavens", "earth", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "deliverer" and "rescuer", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "From before me is made a decree..." into verse 28's "And this Daniel hath prospered in the...", so "deliverer" and "rescuer" 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 "deliverer" and "rescuer" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.