Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted 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. New Living Translation Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel to rescue his servants who trusted in him. They defied the king’s command and were willing to die rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. English Standard Version Nebuchadnezzar answered and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants, who trusted in him, and set aside the king’s command, and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god except their own God. Berean Standard Bible Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. King James Bible Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. New King James Version Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His Angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God! New American Standard Bible Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who has sent His angel and rescued His servants who put their trust in Him, violating the king’s command, and surrendered their bodies rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. NASB 1995 Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who put their trust in Him, violating the king’s command, and yielded up their bodies so as not to serve or worship any god except their own God. NASB 1977 Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who put their trust in Him, violating the king’s command, and yielded up their bodies so as not to serve or worship any god except their own God. Legacy Standard Bible Nebuchadnezzar answered and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who has sent His angel and saved His servants who put their trust in Him, violating the king’s word, and gave up their bodies so as not to serve and not to worship any god except their own God. Amplified Bible Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who has sent His angel and rescued His servants who believed in, trusted in, and relied on Him! They violated the king’s command and surrendered their bodies rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. Christian Standard Bible Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed, “Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel and rescued his servants who trusted in him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. Holman Christian Standard Bible Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed, “Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent His angel and rescued His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. American Standard Version Nebuchadnezzar spake and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. Contemporary English Version King Nebuchadnezzar said: Praise their God for sending an angel to rescue his servants! They trusted their God and refused to obey my commands. Yes, they chose to die rather than to worship or serve any god except their own. English Revised Version Nebuchadnezzar spake and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. GOD'S WORD® Translation Nebuchadnezzar said, "Praise the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He sent his angel and saved his servants, who trusted him. They disobeyed the king and risked their lives so that they would not have to honor or worship any god except their own God. Good News Translation The king said, "Praise the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel and rescued these men who serve and trust him. They disobeyed my orders and risked their lives rather than bow down and worship any god except their own. International Standard Version Nebuchadnezzar spoke up and announced: "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego! He sent his angel to deliver his servants who trusted in him. They disobeyed the king's command and were willing to risk their lives in order not to serve or worship any god except their own God. Majority Standard Bible Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. NET Bible Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed, "Praised be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent forth his angel and has rescued his servants who trusted in him, ignoring the edict of the king and giving up their bodies rather than serve or pay homage to any god other than their God! New Heart English Bible Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, "Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel, and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. Webster's Bible Translation Then Nebuchadnezzar spoke, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. World English Bible Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god except their own God. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionNebuchadnezzar has answered and has said, “Blessed [is] the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who has sent His messenger, and has delivered His servants who trusted on Him.” And the word of the king changed, and gave up their bodies that they might not serve nor pay respect to any god except to their own God. Young's Literal Translation Nebuchadnezzar hath answered and hath said, 'Blessed is the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who hath sent His messenger, and hath delivered His servants who trusted on Him, and the word of the king changed, and gave up their bodies that they might not serve nor do obeisance to any god except to their own God. Smith's Literal Translation Nebuchadnezzar answered and said, Blessed be their God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent his messenger and delivered for his servants that trusted upon him, and they changed the king's word, and gave their bodies that they will not serve and prostrate themselves to any god, except to their God. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThen Nabuchodonosor breaking forth, said: Blessed be the God of them, to wit, of Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that believed in him: and they changed the king's word, and delivered up their bodies that they might not serve, nor adore any god, except their own God. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible You have executed proper judgments in all that you have brought upon us and upon Jerusalem, the holy city of our ancestors. By a proper judgment you have done all this because of our sins; New Revised Standard Version You have executed true judgments in all you have brought upon us and upon Jerusalem, the holy city of our ancestors; by a true judgment you have brought all this upon us because of our sins. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have rejected the king's word and offered their bodies that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Nebukadnetsar the King answered and said: “Blessed is the God of Shadrak, Mishak and Abednego, who sent his Angel and delivered his Servants who trusted upon him, and they rejected the word of the King and they gave their bodies that they would not fall down and they would not worship any god, but only their God! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said: 'Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent His angel, and delivered His servants that trusted in Him, and have changed the king's word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. Brenton Septuagint Translation And king Nabuchodonosor answered and said, Blessed be the God of Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, who has sent his angel, and delivered his servants, because they trusted in him; and they have changed the king's word, and delivered their bodies to be burnt, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Fiery Furnace…27and when the satraps, prefects, governors, and royal advisers had gathered around, they saw that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men. Not a hair of their heads was singed, their robes were unaffected, and there was no smell of fire on them. 28Nebuchadnezzar declared, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. 29Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be cut into pieces and their houses reduced to rubble. For there is no other god who can deliver in this way.”… Cross References Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze. Hebrews 11:34 quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight. Acts 5:19-20 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying, / “Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.” Acts 12:7-11 Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly.” And the chains fell off his wrists. / “Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.” / So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision. ... Psalm 34:7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them. 2 Timothy 4:17-18 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion. / And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. 1 Peter 4:14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. Acts 16:25-26 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. / Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose. Psalm 91:11-12 For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. / They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. Matthew 10:32-33 Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven. / But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven. Revelation 12:11 They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death. 2 Corinthians 1:10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us, Isaiah 63:9 In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. Acts 4:19-20 But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God. / For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.” Romans 8:31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Treasury of Scripture Then Nebuchadnezzar spoke, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God. Blessed. Daniel 2:47 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret. Daniel 4:34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: Daniel 6:26 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end. hath sent. Daniel 3:25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. Daniel 6:22,23 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt… Genesis 19:15,16 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city… that trusted. 1 Chronicles 5:20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him. 2 Chronicles 20:20 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. Psalm 22:4,5 Our fathers trusted in thee: they trusted, and thou didst deliver them… Psalm 84:11,12 For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly… Psalm 146:5,6 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: … Psalm 147:11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. and have. Ezra 6:11 Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this. Acts 4:19 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. yielded. Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. Jump to Previous Abednego Abed-Nego Angel Blessed Bodies Changed Delivered Except King's Meshach Nebuchadnezzar Servants Serve Shadrach Trusted Word Worship YieldedJump to Next Abednego Abed-Nego Angel Blessed Bodies Changed Delivered Except King's Meshach Nebuchadnezzar Servants Serve Shadrach Trusted Word Worship YieldedDaniel 3 1. Nebuchadnezzar dedicates a golden image in Dura.3. They being threatened, make a good confession. 8. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego are accused for not worshipping the image. 19. They are cast into the furnace, 24. from which God delivers them. 28. Nebuchadnezzar seeing the miracle blesses God, and advances them. Nebuchadnezzar declared The name "Nebuchadnezzar" is derived from the Akkadian "Nabu-kudurri-usur," meaning "Nabu, protect my heir." As the king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar was a powerful ruler known for his conquests and the grandeur of Babylon. His declaration here is significant because it marks a moment of recognition of the power of the God of Israel, despite his previous arrogance and idolatry. Historically, this reflects the tension between the polytheistic beliefs of Babylon and the monotheistic faith of the Jewish exiles. Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜ר (nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5020: Nebuchadnezzar -- a Babylonian king declared, עָנֵ֨ה (‘ā·nêh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6032: To answer “Blessed בְּרִ֤יךְ (bə·rîḵ) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 1289: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse be the God אֱלָהֲהוֹן֙ (’ĕ·lā·hă·hō·wn) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 426: God of דִּֽי־ (dî-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 1768: Who, which, that, because Shadrach, שַׁדְרַ֤ךְ (šaḏ·raḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7715: Shadrach -- Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companions Meshach, מֵישַׁךְ֙ (mê·šaḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4336: Meshach -- a Babylonian name and וַעֲבֵ֣ד (wa·‘ă·ḇêḏ) 0 Strong's Hebrew Abednego, נְג֔וֹ (nə·ḡōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5665: Abed-nego -- 'servant of Nebo', Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companions who has sent שְׁלַ֤ח (šə·laḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7972: To send away, for, out His Angel מַלְאֲכֵהּ֙ (mal·’ă·ḵêh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4398: An angel and delivered וְשֵׁיזִ֣ב (wə·šê·ziḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7804: To leave, free His servants לְעַבְד֔וֹהִי (lə·‘aḇ·ḏō·w·hî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5649: Slave, servant who דִּֽי־ (dî-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 1768: Who, which, that, because trusted הִתְרְחִ֖צוּ (hiṯ·rə·ḥi·ṣū) Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7365: To attend upon in Him. עֲל֑וֹהִי (‘ă·lō·w·hî) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5922: Above, over, upon, against They violated שַׁנִּ֔יו (šan·nîw) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8133: To change the king’s מַלְכָּא֙ (mal·kā) Noun - masculine singular determinate Strong's 4430: A king command וּמִלַּ֤ת (ū·mil·laṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4406: A word, command, discourse, subject and risked their lives גֶשְׁמְה֗וֹן (ḡeš·mə·hō·wn) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1655: The body, a hard rain) rather than serve יִפְלְח֤וּן (yip̄·lə·ḥūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6399: To pay reverence to, serve or worship יִסְגְּדוּן֙ (yis·gə·ḏūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5457: To prostrate oneself any לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3606: The whole, all, any, every god אֱלָ֔הּ (’ĕ·lāh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 426: God except לָהֵ֖ן (lā·hên) Conjunction Strong's 3861: Therefore, except their own God. לֵאלָֽהֲהֽוֹן׃ (lê·lā·hă·hō·wn) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 426: God Links Daniel 3:28 NIVDaniel 3:28 NLT Daniel 3:28 ESV Daniel 3:28 NASB Daniel 3:28 KJV Daniel 3:28 BibleApps.com Daniel 3:28 Biblia Paralela Daniel 3:28 Chinese Bible Daniel 3:28 French Bible Daniel 3:28 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Daniel 3:28 Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said Blessed be (Dan. 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