Daniel 3:14-27

14NebuchadnezzarH5020 beganH6032 speakingH6032 and saidH560 to them, “Is it trueH6656, ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and Abed-negoH5665, that you doH383 not serveH6399 1my godsH426, norH3809 worshipH5457 the goldenH1722 statueH6755 that I have setH6966 upH6966? 15NowH3705 ifH2006 you are readyH6263, 2at the momentH5732 you hearH8086 the soundH7032 of the hornH7162, fluteH4953, 3lyreH7030, trigonH5443, psalteryH6460 and bagpipeH5481, and allH3606 kindsH2178 of musicalH2170 instrumentsH2170, to fallH5308 downH5308 and worshipH5457 the statueH6755 that I have madeH5648, very well. But ifH2006 you do not worshipH5457, you will 4immediatelyH8160 be 5thrownH7412 into the midstH1459 of a furnaceH861 of blazingH3345 fireH5135; and 6whatH4479 godH426 is there whoH1768 can rescueH7804 you from my handsH3028?”

167ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and Abed-negoH5665 repliedH6032 to the kingH4430, “NebuchadnezzarH5020, we areH2818 not inH2818 needH2818 ofH2818 an answerH6600 to giveH8421 you concerningH5922 thisH1836 matterH1836. 17IfH2006 it be so, our 8GodH426 whomH1768 we serveH6399 is ableH3202 to rescueH7804 us from the furnaceH861 of blazingH3345 fireH5135; 9and 10He will rescueH7804 us from your handH3028, O kingH4430. 1811But even ifH2006 He does not, 12let it beH3046 knownH3046 to you, O kingH4430, that we are not going to serveH6399 your godsH426 norH3809 worshipH5457 the goldenH1722 statueH6755 that you have setH6966 upH6966.”

19ThenH116 NebuchadnezzarH5020 was filledH4391 with 13wrathH2528, and his facialH600 expressionH6755 was changedH8133 towardH5922 ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and Abed-negoH5665. He answeredH6032 14by givingH560 ordersH560 to heatH228 the furnaceH861 sevenH7655 timesH2298 moreH5922 thanH5922H1768 it was usuallyH2370 heatedH228. 20And he orderedH560 certainH1400 valiantH2429 warriorsH1401 whoH1768 were in his armyH2429 to tieH3729 upH3729 ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and Abed-negoH5665 in order to throwH7412 them into the furnaceH861 of blazingH3345 fireH5135. 21ThenH116 theseH479 menH1400 were tiedH3729 upH3729 in their 15trousersH5622, their 16coatsH6361, their capsH3737, and their other clothesH3831, and were thrownH7412 into the middleH1459 of the furnaceH861 of blazingH3345 fireH5135. 22For thisH1836 reasonH6903, becauseH4481H1768 the king’sH4430 17commandH4406 was 18harshH2685 and the furnaceH861 had been madeH228 extremelyH3493 hotH228, the flameH7631 of the fireH5135 killedH6992 thoseH479 menH1400 whoH1768 tookH5559 upH5559 ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and Abed-negoH5665. 23But theseH479 threeH8532 menH1400, ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and Abed-negoH5665, 19fellH5308 into the middleH1459 of the furnaceH861 of blazingH3345 fireH5135 still tiedH3729 upH3729.

24ThenH116 NebuchadnezzarH5020 the kingH4430 was astoundedH8429 and stoodH6966 upH6966 quicklyH927; he saidH560 to his counselorsH1907, “Was it not threeH8532 menH1400 that we threwH7412 boundH3729 into the middleH1459 of the fireH5135?” They repliedH6032 to the kingH4430, “AbsolutelyH3330, O kingH4430.” 25He respondedH6032H560, “LookH1888! I seeH2370 fourH703 menH1400 untiedH8271 and 20walkingH1981 aboutH1981 in the middleH1459 of the fireH5135 21unharmedH3809H2257, and the appearanceH7299 of the fourthH7244 is likeH1821 a sonH1247 of the 22godsH426!” 26ThenH116 NebuchadnezzarH5020 cameH7127 nearH7127 to the doorH8651 of the furnaceH861 of blazingH3345 fireH5135; he saidH560, “ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and Abed-negoH5665, comeH5312 outH5312, you servantsH5649 of the 23MostH5943 HighH5943 GodH426, and comeH858 hereH5312!” ThenH116 ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and Abed-negoH5665 24cameH5312 outH5312 of the middleH1459 of the fireH5135. 27The 25satrapsH324, the prefectsH5460, the governorsH6347, and the king’sH4430 counselorsH1907 gatheredH3673 togetherH3673 and sawH2370 that the 26fireH5135 hadH7981 noH3809 27effectH7981 on 28the bodiesH1655 of theseH479 menH1400, norH3809 was the hairH8177 of their headsH7217 singedH2761, norH3809 were their 2930trousersH5622 31damagedH8133, norH3809 had even the smellH7382 of fireH5135 touchedH5709 them.