¹² Because of this the king became ^(A)indignant and very furious and said for them to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.

²⁹ Therefore I ^(A)make a decree that any people, nation, or tongue that says anything offensive against the God of ^(B)Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego shall be torn limb from limb and their ^(C)houses reduced to a rubbish heap, inasmuch as there is ^(D)no other god who is able to deliver in this way.”