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27 And the satraps, the prefects, the governors and the advisors of the king were assembling, and they saw these men, that the fire had no power over their bodies, and the hair of their heads was[a] not singed, and their garments were not harmed, and the smell of fire did not come from them.

The King’s Praise for the Great Deliverance of the Three Young Israelites

28 Nebuchadnezzar responded,[b] saying, “Blessed be their God, the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who sent his angel[c] and rescued his servants who trusted in him, and the command of the king they disobeyed, and they gave their bodies so that they did not serve and did not worship any god except their God. 29 And from me is set forth[d] a decree that any people, nation, or language that may utter criticism against their God—the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego—will be broken into pieces and their[e] house will be made like ruins. For[f] there is not another God who is able to rescue like this God.”

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 3:27 Aramaic plural
  2. Daniel 3:28 Literally “answering”
  3. Daniel 3:28 Or “messenger”
  4. Daniel 3:29 Literally “setting out”
  5. Daniel 3:29 Aramaic “his”
  6. Daniel 3:29 Literally “All of because”

27 and the satraps, prefects, governors and royal advisers(A) crowded around them.(B) They saw that the fire(C) 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.

28 Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel(D) and rescued(E) his servants! They trusted(F) 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.(G) 29 Therefore I decree(H) 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,(I) for no other god can save(J) in this way.”

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