New American Standard Bible 1995
Daniel 3:25
25He said, “Look! I see four men loosed and 1walking about in the midst of the fire 2without harm, and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the 3gods!”
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
23But these three men, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, fell into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire still tied up. 24Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astounded and stood up in haste; he said to his high officials, “Was it not three men we cast bound into the midst of the fire?” They replied to the king, “Certainly, O king.” He said, “Look! I see four men loosed and walking about in the midst of the fire without harm, and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods!” 26Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the door of the furnace of blazing fire; he responded and said, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, come out, you servants of the Most High God, and come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego came out of the midst of the fire. 27The satraps, the prefects, the governors and the king’s high officials gathered around and saw in regard to these men that the fire had no effect on the bodies of these men nor was the hair of their head singed, nor were their trousers damaged, nor had the smell of fire even come upon 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
- He saidאֲמַר'ămar · to sayH560
- Lookהָאhê' hâ' · beholdH1888
- I seeחֲזָהchăzâ' chăzâh · to seeH2370
- fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ · fourH703
- menגְּבַרgebar · manH1400
- loosedשְׁרָאsherê' · to looseH8271
- walkingהֲלַךְhălak · to goH1981
- in the midstגַּוgav · midstH1459
- of the fireנוּרnûr · fireH5135
- withoutלָאlâ' lâh · notH3809
- harmחֲבָלchăbal · harmH2257
- and the appearanceרֵוrêv · appearanceH7299
- of the fourthרְבִיעִיrebîy‛ay · fourthH7244
- is likeדְּמָהdemâh · be likeH1821
- a sonבַּרbar · sonH1247
- godsאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
Cross-references for Daniel 3:25
- Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you.
- Psalms 91:3For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper And from the deadly pestilence.
- Mark 16:18they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
- Acts 28:5However he shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm.
- 1 Peter 3:13Who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good?
- Daniel 3:18But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”
- Job 1:6Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them.
- Job 38:7When 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 ascended into heaven and descended? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has wrapped the waters in His garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name or His son’s name? Surely you know!
- Luke 1:35The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.
- John 19:7The Jews answered him, “We have a law, and by that law He ought to die because He made Himself out to be the Son of God.”
- Romans 1:4who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord,
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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