Daniel 6:27
New International Version
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.”

New Living Translation
He rescues and saves his people; he performs miraculous signs and wonders in the heavens and on earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”

English Standard Version
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.”

Berean Standard Bible
He delivers and rescues; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”

King James Bible
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 King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
“He rescues, saves, and performs signs and miracles In heaven and on earth, He who has also rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”

NASB 1995
“He delivers and rescues and performs signs and wonders In heaven and on earth, Who has also delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.”

NASB 1977
“He delivers and rescues and performs signs and wonders In heaven and on earth, Who has also delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.”

Legacy Standard Bible
He saves and delivers and does signs and wonders In heaven and on earth, Who has also saved Daniel from the power of the lions.”

Amplified Bible
“He rescues and saves and performs signs and wonders In heaven and on earth— He who has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”

Christian Standard Bible
He rescues and delivers; he performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for he has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He rescues and delivers; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”

American Standard Version
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.

Contemporary English Version
He rescues people and sets them free by working great miracles. Daniel's God has rescued him from the power of the lions."

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He saves, rescues, and does miraculous signs and amazing things in heaven and on earth. He saved Daniel from the lions.

Good News Translation
He saves and rescues; he performs wonders and miracles in heaven and on earth. He saved Daniel from being killed by the lions."

International Standard Version
He delivers and rescues and performs signs and wonders in heaven and on earth. He has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions."

Majority Standard Bible
He delivers and rescues; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.?

NET Bible
He rescues and delivers and performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions!"

New Heart English Bible
He delivers and rescues, and he works signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions."

Webster's Bible Translation
He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.

World English Bible
He delivers and rescues. He works signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
A deliverer, and rescuer, and doer of signs and wonders in the heavens and in earth [is] He who has delivered Daniel from the paw of the lions.”

Young's Literal Translation
A deliverer, and rescuer, and doer of signs and wonders in the heavens and in earth is He who hath delivered Daniel from the paw of the lions.'

Smith's Literal Translation
Setting free and delivering, and working signs and wonders in the heavens and upon the earth, that set free to Daniel from the hand of the lions.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He is the deliverer, and saviour, doing signs and wonders in heaven, and in earth: who hath delivered Daniel out of the lions' den.

Catholic Public Domain Version
He is the liberator and the savior, performing signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, who has freed Daniel from the lions’ den.”

New American Bible
A savior and deliverer, working signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, who saved Daniel from the lions’ power.”

New Revised Standard Version
He delivers and rescues, he works signs and wonders in heaven and on earth; for he has saved Daniel from the power of the lions.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
He saves and rescues and delivers and performs signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, for he has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
He redeems and he delivers and he saves and he does signs and wonders in Heaven and in the Earth, for he has delivered Daniel from the lions!”
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
He helps and delivers, and works signs and wonders in the heaven and on the earth, who has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Darius Honors God
26I hereby decree that in every part of my kingdom, men are to tremble in fear before the God of Daniel: For He is the living God, and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will never end. 27He delivers and rescues; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth, for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.” 28So Daniel prospered during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.…

Cross References
Daniel 3:28-29
Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. / Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no other god who can deliver in this way.”

Daniel 4:2-3
I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me. / How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.

Daniel 4:34-35
But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation. / All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”

Psalm 34:17
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.

Psalm 91:14-16
“Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him. / When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him. / With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”

Isaiah 43:11-13
I, yes I, am the LORD, and there is no Savior but Me. / I alone decreed and saved and proclaimed—I, and not some foreign god among you. So you are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “that I am God. / Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”

Isaiah 46:9-10
Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me. / I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’

Jeremiah 32:17-19
“Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You! / You show loving devotion to thousands but lay the iniquity of the fathers into the laps of their children after them, O great and mighty God whose name is the LORD of Hosts, / the One great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are on all the ways of the sons of men, to reward each one according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds.

Exodus 15:11
Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?

2 Kings 19:15-19
And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD: “O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth. / Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see. Listen to the words that Sennacherib has sent to defy the living God. / Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands. ...

Acts 4:29-30
And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness, / as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”

Acts 12:7-11
Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists. / “Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” / So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision. ...

Acts 16:25-26
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. / Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.

Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

2 Corinthians 1:10
He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,


Treasury of Scripture

He delivers and rescues, and he works signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.

delivereth.

Job 36:15
He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

Psalm 18:48,50
He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man…

Psalm 32:7
Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

and he.

Daniel 4:2,3,34
I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me…

Jeremiah 32:19,20
Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings: …

Mark 16:17,18
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; …

power.

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Daniel 6
1. Daniel is made chief of the presidents.
4. They, conspiring against him, obtain an idolatrous decree.
10. Daniel, accused of the breach thereof, is cast into the lion's den.
18. Daniel is saved;
24. his adversaries devoured;
25. and God magnified by a decree.














He delivers and rescues;
This phrase highlights God's ability to save and protect His people. Throughout the Old Testament, God is depicted as a deliverer, rescuing Israel from Egypt (Exodus 14:30) and delivering them from their enemies (Judges 6:9). The deliverance of Daniel from the lions' den is a testament to God's ongoing protection and faithfulness. This theme of deliverance is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus is seen as the ultimate deliverer, saving humanity from sin and death (Colossians 1:13).

He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth,
The mention of signs and wonders underscores God's sovereign power over creation. In biblical history, signs and wonders often accompany God's intervention, such as the plagues in Egypt (Exodus 7-11) and the miracles performed by Jesus (John 2:11). These acts serve as evidence of God's authority and are meant to inspire faith and awe. The reference to both "heavens and on the earth" emphasizes God's dominion over all realms, aligning with the biblical view of God as the Creator and Sustainer of the universe (Genesis 1:1).

for He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”
This specific act of deliverance is a powerful demonstration of God's protection over His faithful servant. Daniel's rescue from the lions' den is a pivotal moment that illustrates God's ability to save against seemingly impossible odds. Historically, lions were a symbol of power and danger in the ancient Near East, making this miracle even more significant. This event prefigures Christ's victory over death, as Daniel emerges unharmed from the den, just as Jesus rises from the grave. The story of Daniel serves as an encouragement to remain faithful, trusting in God's power to deliver His people from any peril.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Daniel
A faithful servant of God and a high-ranking official in the Medo-Persian Empire. Known for his unwavering faith and integrity, Daniel was thrown into the lions' den for continuing to pray to God despite a royal decree against it.

2. Darius the Mede
The king who ruled over Babylon after the fall of the Babylonian Empire. He was manipulated into signing the decree that led to Daniel's ordeal but later recognized the power of Daniel's God.

3. The Lions' Den
A pit used for executing those condemned by the king. It was a place of certain death, yet Daniel was miraculously preserved by God.

4. The Medo-Persian Empire
The ruling empire during the time of Daniel 6, known for its vast reach and influence. The empire's laws, once enacted, could not be repealed, which played a crucial role in the account.

5. God's Deliverance
The central event of this passage, highlighting God's power to save and perform miracles, demonstrating His sovereignty over earthly powers and natural laws.
Teaching Points
God's Sovereignty and Power
God is sovereign over all creation, capable of performing signs and wonders both in the heavens and on earth. His power is unmatched and His will is unthwarted by human decrees.

Faithfulness in Adversity
Daniel's unwavering faith in God, even in the face of death, serves as a model for believers to remain steadfast in their faith regardless of external pressures or threats.

Divine Deliverance
God's ability to deliver His people from seemingly impossible situations is a testament to His faithfulness and love. Believers can trust in God's deliverance in their own lives.

Witness to Unbelievers
Daniel's deliverance led King Darius to acknowledge the power of Daniel's God. Our faith and God's work in our lives can be a powerful testimony to those who do not yet believe.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He delivers
מְשֵׁיזִ֣ב (mə·šê·ziḇ)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7804: To leave, free

and rescues;
וּמַצִּ֗ל (ū·maṣ·ṣil)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5338: To rescue, deliver

He performs
וְעָבֵד֙ (wə·‘ā·ḇêḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5648: To do, make, prepare, keep

signs
אָתִ֣ין (’ā·ṯîn)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 852: A portent

and wonders
וְתִמְהִ֔ין (wə·ṯim·hîn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8540: A miracle

in the heavens
בִּשְׁמַיָּ֖א (biš·may·yā)
Preposition-b | Noun - mdd
Strong's 8065: The sky

and on the earth,
וּבְאַרְעָ֑א (ū·ḇə·’ar·‘ā)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular determinate
Strong's 772: The earth, low

for He
דִּ֚י (dî)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 1768: Who, which, that, because

has rescued
שֵׁיזִ֣יב (šê·zîḇ)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7804: To leave, free

Daniel
לְדָֽנִיֵּ֔אל (lə·ḏā·nî·yêl)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1841: Daniel -- 'God is my judge', an Israelite leader in Babylon

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4481: From, out of, by, by reason of, at, more than

the power
יַ֖ד (yaḏ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3028: A hand

of the lions.”
אַרְיָוָתָֽא׃ (’ar·yā·wā·ṯā)
Noun - masculine plural determinate
Strong's 744: A lion


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