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Daniel 3:25
25The king said, ‘But I see four men walking about in the fire! No ropes are holding them and the fire has not hurt them. The fourth man seems 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
23So the three men, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, fell into the middle of the hot fire. The ropes still held them very strongly. 24What King Nebuchadnezzar saw next surprised him very much. He jumped up and he shouted to his officers, ‘We tied up three men and we threw them into the fire. Isn't that right?’ The officers answered the king, ‘Yes, sir, we certainly did that.’ The king said, ‘But I see four men walking about in the fire! No ropes are holding them and the fire has not hurt them. The fourth man seems like a son of the gods.’ 26King Nebuchadnezzar went near to the door of the oven where the very hot fire was. He shouted aloud to the men inside, ‘Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, I see that you are servants of the powerful God who rules over everything. Now come out here!’ So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire. 27Then the king's officers, his wise men and the government rulers and leaders came near to the three men. They saw that the fire had not hurt Shadrach, Meshach or Abednego. The fire had not even burnt their hair or their clothes. They did not even have any smell from the fire.
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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 go through deep water, I will be with you. When you cross dangerous rivers, you will not drown. When you walk through fire, it will not burn you. The flames will not destroy you.
- Psalms 91:3God will keep you safe, so that no trap will catch you. He will not let any illness kill you.
- Mark 16:18If they pick up a snake, it will not hurt them. If they drink poison, it will not hurt them. They will put their hands on ill people, and God will make those people well.’
- Acts 28:5Then Paul waved his hand about so that the snake fell off into the fire. The snake had not hurt Paul in any way.
- 1 Peter 3:13If you always try to do good things, then nobody should hurt you.
- Daniel 3:18But even if he does not save us, we still would not serve your gods. And we will not worship the gold statue that you have built. We want you to understand that very clearly, sir.’
- Job 1:6One day, the angels came to meet with the Lord in heaven. Satan also came and he stood there with them.
- Job 38:7At the dawn of that day, the stars sang together. They sang for joy with all the angels.
- Psalms 34:7The Lord's angel is very near to people who respect and obey the Lord. He keeps them safe from danger.
- Proverbs 30:4No one has gone up to heaven and then come back. No one has held the wind in his hands. No one has tied his coat around the seas. No one has fixed the borders of the earth. If anyone has done this, tell me his name. Tell me his son's name. Tell me, if you know.
- Luke 1:35Gabriel answered, ‘The Holy Spirit will come to you. The power of God who is over all will cover you like a shadow. So your child will be special to God. He will be completely good. He will be called God's Son.
- John 19:7The Jews answered, ‘We have a law which says that he must die. He must die because he said, “I am the Son of God.” ’
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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