²⁷ The ^(A)satraps, the prefects, the governors and the king’s high officials gathered around and saw in regard to these men that the ^(B)fire had no ^[a]effect on ^[b]the bodies of these men nor was the hair of their head singed, nor were their ^[c](C)trousers ^[d]damaged, nor had the smell of fire even come upon them.

²⁸ Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, “Blessed be the ^(D)God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, who has ^(E)sent His angel and delivered His servants who put their ^(F)trust in Him, ^[e]violating the king’s command, and yielded up their bodies so as ^(G)not to serve or worship any god except their own God. ²⁹ Therefore I ^(H)make a decree that any people, nation or tongue that speaks anything offensive against the God of ^(I)Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego shall be torn limb from limb and their ^(J)houses reduced to a rubbish heap, inasmuch as there is ^(K)no other god who is able to deliver in this way.”