Christian Standard Bible
Daniel 3:25
25He exclaimed, “Look! I see four men, not tied, walking around in the fire unharmed; and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”
Daniel 3:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)He answered and said, "But I see four men unbound, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods."
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Look!” he answered, “I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.”
Context of Daniel 3:25
23And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego fell, bound, into the furnace of blazing fire. 24Then King Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in alarm. He said to his advisers, “Didn’t we throw three men, bound, into the fire?” “Yes, of course, Your Majesty,” they replied to the king. He exclaimed, “Look! I see four men, not tied, walking around in the fire unharmed; and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.” 26Nebuchadnezzar then approached the door of the furnace of blazing fire and called, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, you servants of the Most High God — come out!” So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the fire. 27When the satraps, prefects, governors, and the king’s advisers 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.
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עָנֵ֣ה וְאָמַ֗ר הָֽא־אֲנָ֨ה חָזֵ֜ה גֻּבְרִ֣ין אַרְבְּעָ֗ה שְׁרַ֙יִן֙ מַהְלְכִ֣ין בְּגֽוֹא־נוּרָ֔א וַחֲבָ֖ל לָא־אִיתַ֣י בְּה֑וֹן וְרֵוֵהּ֙ דִּ֣י רְֽבִיעָאָ֔ה דָּמֵ֖ה לְבַר־אֱלָהִֽין׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- He answeredעֲנָה‛ănâh · to answerH6032
- and saidאֲמַר'ămar · to sayH560
- Loהָאhê' hâ' · beholdH1888
- Iאֲנָה'ănâ' 'ănâh · IH576
- seeחֲזָהchăzâ' chăzâh · to seeH2370
- fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ · fourH703
- menגְּבַרgebar · manH1400
- looseשְׁרָאsherê' · to looseH8271
- walkingהֲלַךְhălak · to goH1981
- in the midstגַּוgav · midstH1459
- of the fireנוּרnûr · fireH5135
- and they haveאִיתַי'îythay · there isH383
- noלָאlâ' lâh · notH3809
- hurtחֲבָלchăbal · harmH2257
- and the formרֵוrêv · appearanceH7299
- of the fourthרְבִיעִיrebîy‛ay · fourthH7244
- is likeדְּמָהdemâh · be likeH1821
- the Sonבַּרbar · sonH1247
- of Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
Cross-references for Daniel 3:25
- Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and the rivers will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, and the flame will not burn you.
- Psalms 91:3He himself will rescue you from the bird trap, from the destructive plague.
- Mark 16:18they will pick up snakes; if they should drink anything deadly, it will not harm them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will get well.”
- Acts 28:5But he shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no harm.
- 1 Peter 3:13Who then will harm you if you are devoted to what is good?
- Daniel 3:18But even if he does not rescue us, we want you as king to know that we will not serve your gods or worship the gold statue you set up.”
- Job 1:6One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them.
- Job 38:7while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
- Psalms 34:7The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and rescues them.
- Proverbs 30:4Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in his hands? Who has bound up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son — if you know?
- Luke 1:35The angel replied to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
- John 19:7“We have a law,” the Jews replied to him, “and according to that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.”
- Romans 1:4and was appointed to be the powerful Son of God according to the Spirit of holiness by the resurrection of the dead.
Commentaries on Daniel 3:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Is like the Son of God - A most improper translation. What notion could this idolatrous king have of the Lord Jesus Christ? for so the place is understood by thousands. אלהין בר bar elahin signifies a son of the gods, that is, a Divine person or angel; and so the king calls him in Daniel 3:28; : "God hath sent his Angel, and delivered his servants." And though even from this some still contend that it was the Angel of the covenant, yet the Babylonish king…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose - From the fact that he saw these men now loose, and that this filled him with so much surprise, it may be presumed that they had been bound with something that was not combustible - with some sort of fetters or chains. In that case it would be a matter of surprise that they should be “loose,” even though they could survive the action of the fire. The “fourth” personage now so mysteriously added to their…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-27Verses 19-27 Let Nebuchadnezzar heat his furnace as hot as he can, a few minutes will finish the torment of those cast into it; but hell-fire tortures, and yet does not kill. Those who worshipped the beast and his image, have no rest, no pause, no moment free from pain, Rev. 14:10,11. Now was fulfilled in the letter that great promise, Is. 43:2, When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned. Leaving it to that God who preserved them in the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25walking around: The same word appears in Genesis 3:8–9. like a son of the gods!: The king understood the being to be the Lord’s angel (Daniel 3:28).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. four--whereas but three had been cast in. loose--whereas they had been cast in "bound." Nebuchadnezzar's question, in Da 3:24, is as if he can scarcely trust his own memory as to a fact so recent, now that he sees through an aperture in the furnace what seems to contradict it. walking in ... midst of ... fire--image of the godly unhurt, and at large (Joh 8:36), "in the midst of trouble" (Psa 138:7; compare Psa 23:3, 4). They walked up and down in the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Daniel 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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