Daniel 6:27

Daniel 6:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.
• New International Version (NIV)He rescues and he saves; he performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)He delivers and rescues; he works signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, he who has saved Daniel from the power of the lions."
• New King James Version (NKJV)He delivers and rescues, And He works signs and wonders In heaven and on earth, Who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.

Context of Daniel 6:27

25Then King Darius wrote to the people of every province, nation, and language all over the world: I wish you peace and prosperity. 26I decree that in every part of my kingdom people should tremble with terror in front of Daniel’s God, the living God who continues forever. His kingdom will never be destroyed. His power lasts to the end ⌞of time⌟. He saves, rescues, and does miraculous signs and amazing things in heaven and on earth. He saved Daniel from the lions. 28This man, Daniel, prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

Daniel 6:27 word by word

מְשֵׁיזִ֣ב וּמַצִּ֗ל וְעָבֵד֙ אָתִ֣ין וְתִמְהִ֔ין בִּשְׁמַיָּ֖א וּבְאַרְעָ֑א דִּ֚י שֵׁיזִ֣יב לְדָֽנִיֵּ֔אל מִן־יַ֖ד אַרְיָוָתָֽא׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He deliverethשֵׁיזִבshezab · to rescueH7804
• and rescuethנְצַלnetsal · to rescueH5338
• and he workethעֲבַד‛ăbad · to makeH5648
• signsאָת'âth · signH852
• and wondersתְּמַהּtemahh · wonderH8540
• in heavenשָׁמַ֫יִןshâmayin · heavenH8065
• and in earthאֲרַע'ăra‛ · earth: planetH772
• Danielדָּנִיֵּאל, דָּנִאֵלdânîyê'l · DanielH1841
• fromמִן־min · fromH4481
• the powerיַדyad · handH3028
• of the lionsאַרְיֵה'aryêh · lionH744

Cross-references for Daniel 6:27

• Job 36:15He rescues suffering people through their suffering, and he opens their ears through distress.
• Psalms 18:48He saves me from my enemies. You lift me up above my opponents. You rescue me from violent people.
• Psalms 32:7You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble. You surround me with joyous songs of salvation. Selah
• Psalms 35:17O Lord, how long will you look on? Rescue me from their attacks. Rescue my precious life from the lions.
• Psalms 97:10Let those who love the Lord hate evil. The one who guards the lives of his godly ones will rescue them from the power of wicked people.
• Luke 1:74He promised to rescue us from our enemies’ power so that we could serve him without fear
• 2 Corinthians 1:8Brothers and sisters, we don’t want you to be ignorant about the suffering we experienced in the province of Asia. It was so extreme that it was beyond our ability to endure. We even wondered if we could go on living.
• 2 Timothy 4:17However, the Lord stood by me and gave me strength so that I could finish spreading the Good News for all the nations to hear. I was snatched out of a lion’s mouth.
• Daniel 4:2I am pleased to write to you about the miraculous signs and amazing things the Most High God did for me.
• Jeremiah 32:19You make wise plans and do mighty things. You see everything the descendants of Adam do. You reward them for the way they live and for what they do.
• Mark 16:17“These are the miraculous signs that will accompany believers: They will use the power and authority of my name to force demons out of people. They will speak new languages.
• Acts 4:30Show your power by healing, performing miracles, and doing amazing things through the power and the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
• Hebrews 2:4God verified what they said through miraculous signs, amazing things, other powerful acts, and with other gifts from the Holy Spirit as he wanted.

Commentaries on Daniel 6:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27He delivereth and rescueth - As in the case of Daniel. This attribute would of course be prominent in the view of Darius, since so remarkable an instance of his power had been recently manifested in rescuing Daniel. And he worketh signs and wonders … - Performs miracles far above all human power. If he had done it on earth in the case of Daniel, it was fair to infer that he did it also in heaven. Compare the notes at Daniel 4:2-3. The power of the lions…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-28Verses 25-28 If we live in the fear of God, and walk according to that rule, peace shall be upon us. The kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever, are the Lord's; but many are employed in making known his wonderful works to others, who themselves remain strangers to his saving grace. May we be doers, as well as believers of his word, least at the last we should be found to have deceived ourselves.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27He delivers and rescues … He has rescued Daniel: This proclamation moves from the general to the specific. Daniel was a specific example of God’s rescuing power. God continues to act on behalf of his people, just as he has always done.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-281. Darius--Grotefend has read it in the cuneiform inscriptions at Persepolis, as Darheush, that is, "Lord-King," a name applied to many of the Medo-Persian kings in common. Three of that name occur: Darius Hystaspes, 521 B.C., in whose reign the decree was carried into effect for rebuilding the temple (Ezr 4:5; Hag 1:1); Darius Codomanus, 336 B.C., whom Alexander overcame, called "the Persian" (Ne 12:22), an expression used after the rule of Macedon was…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Daniel 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings