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Daniel 3:27-29
New English Translation
Daniel 3:27-29
New English Translation
27 Once the satraps, prefects, governors, and ministers of the king had gathered around, they saw that those men were physically[a] unharmed by the fire.[b] The hair of their heads was not singed, nor were their trousers damaged. Not even the smell of fire was to be found on them!
28 Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed,[c] “Praised be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent forth his angel[d] and has rescued his servants who trusted in him, ignoring[e] the edict of the king and giving up their bodies rather than[f] serve or pay homage to any god other than their God! 29 I hereby decree[g] that any people, nation, or language group that blasphemes[h] the God of Shadrach, Meshach, or Abednego will be dismembered and his home reduced to rubble! For there exists no other god who can deliver in this way.”
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- Daniel 3:27 tn Aram “in their bodies.”
- Daniel 3:27 tn Aram “the fire did not have power.”
- Daniel 3:28 tn Aram “answered and said.”
- Daniel 3:28 sn The king identifies the “son of the gods” (v. 25) as an angel. Comparable Hebrew expressions are used elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible for the members of God’s angelic assembly (see Gen 6:2, 4; Job 1:6; 2:1; 38:7; Pss 29:1; 89:6). An angel later comes to rescue Daniel from the lions (Dan 6:22).
- Daniel 3:28 tn Aram “they changed” or “violated.”
- Daniel 3:28 tn Aram “so that they might not.”
- Daniel 3:29 tn Aram “from me is placed an edict.”
- Daniel 3:29 tn Aram “speaks negligence.”
Daniel 3:27-29
New International Version
Daniel 3:27-29
New International Version
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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