Daniel 3:27

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25 “Look!” he answered, “I see four men loose, ^awalking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like ^bthe Son of God.”

Nebuchadnezzar Praises God

26 Then Nebuchadnezzar went near the mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spoke, saying, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of the ^aMost High God, come out, and come here.” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego came from the midst of the fire.

27 And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king’s counselors gathered together, and they saw these men ^aon whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them.

28 Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His ^aAngel 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!

29 ^aTherefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the ^bGod of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego shall be ^ccut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap; ^dbecause there is no other God who can deliver like this.”

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Barnes' Notes

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Daniel 3:27

And the princes, governors, and captains - Notes, Daniel 3:3.

And the king' s counselors - Notes, Daniel 3:24.

Being gathered together, saw these men - There could be no mistake about the reality of the miracle. They came out as they were cast in. There could have been no trick, no art, no legerdemain, by which they could have been preserved and restored. If the facts occurred as they are stated here, then there can be no doubt that this was a real miracle.

Upon whose bodies the fire had no power - That is, the usual power of fire on the human body was prevented.

Nor was a hair of their head singed - That which would be most likely to have burned. The design is to show that the fire had produced absolutely no effect on them.

Neither were their coats changed - On the word "coats," see the notes at Daniel 3:21. The word "changed" means that there was no change caused by the fire either in their color or their texture.

Nor the smell of fire had passed on them - Not the slightest effect had been produced by the fire; not even so much as to occasion the smell caused by fire when cloth is singed or burned. Perhaps, however, sulphur or pitch had been used in heating the furnace; and the idea may be, that their preservation had been so entire, that not even the smell of the smoke caused by those combustibles could be perceived.

Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Daniel 3:27:

Isaiah 41:25
Isaiah 43:2
Isaiah 43:2
Daniel 3:2
Daniel 3:2
Daniel 3:2
Daniel 3:24
Daniel 3:25
Daniel 3:30
Daniel 6:1

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