Daniel 3:23-30

New American Standard Bible

²³But these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ^(A)fell into the middle of the furnace of blazing fire still tied up.

²⁴Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astounded and stood up quickly; he said to his counselors, “Was it not three men that we threw bound into the middle of the fire?” They replied to the king, “Absolutely, O king.” ²⁵He responded, “Look! I see four men untied and ^(B)walking about in the middle of the fire ^[a]unharmed, and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the ^(C)gods!” ²⁶Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the door of the furnace of blazing fire; he said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, come out, you servants of the ^(D)Most High God, and come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego ^(E)came out of the middle of the fire. ²⁷The ^(F)satraps, the prefects, the governors, and the king’s counselors gathered together and saw that the ^(G)fire had no ^[b]effect on ^[c]the bodies of these men, nor was the hair of their heads singed, nor were their ^[d]^(H)trousers ^[e]damaged, nor had even the smell of fire touched them.

²⁸Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, “Blessed be the ^(I)God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who has ^(J)sent His angel and rescued His servants who put their ^(K)trust in Him, ^[f]violating the king’s command, and surrendered their bodies ^(L)rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. ²⁹Therefore I ^(M)make a decree that any people, nation, or population of any language that speaks anything offensive against the God of ^(N)Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego shall be torn limb from limb and their ^(O)houses made a rubbish heap, because there is ^(P)no other god who is able to save in this way.” ³⁰Then the king ^(Q)made Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego prosperous in the province of Babylon.

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Footnotes

Daniel 3:25 Lit there is no injury in them
Daniel 3:27 Lit power over
Daniel 3:27 Lit their
Daniel 3:27 Or coats
Daniel 3:27 Lit changed
Daniel 3:28 Lit and changed the king’s word

Daniel 3:23-30

New International Version

²³and these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace.

²⁴Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, “Weren’t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?”

They replied, “Certainly, Your Majesty.”

²⁵He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”

²⁶Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the blazing furnace and shouted, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most High God,^(A) come out! Come here!”

So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire, ²⁷and the satraps, prefects, governors and royal advisers^(B) crowded around them.^(C) They saw that the fire^(D) had not harmed their bodies, nor was a hair of their heads singed; their robes were not scorched, and there was no smell of fire on them.

²⁸Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel^(E) and rescued^(F) his servants! They trusted^(G) in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.^(H) ²⁹Therefore I decree^(I) that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble,^(J) for no other god can save^(K) in this way.”