Daniel 3:27
What does Daniel 3:27 mean?
A plain-English look at Daniel 3:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Daniel 3:27 means
All the assembled high officials, including the satraps, deputies, governors, and royal counselors, gathered together to carefully inspect Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. They observed that the fire had absolutely no effect on their bodies—not a hair was singed, their clothes were undamaged, and there wasn't even the smell of smoke on them. This thorough examination by multiple witnesses confirmed the undeniable reality of the miracle, removing any doubt about God's powerful and complete deliverance.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the satraps, the deputies, and the governors, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, that the fire had no power upon their bodies, nor was the hair of their head singed, neither were their hosen changed, nor had the smell of fire passed on them.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the satraps, the deputies, and the governors, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, that the fire had no power upon their bodies, nor was the hair of their head singed, neither were their hosen changed, nor had the smell of fire passed on them.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the captains, the chiefs, and the rulers, and the king's wise men who had come together, saw these men, over whose bodies the fire had no power, and not a hair of their heads was burned, and their coats were not changed, and there was no smell of fire about them.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and gathered together, the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, and the counsellors of the king, are seeing these men, that the fire hath no power over their bodies, and the hair of their head hath not been singed, and their coats have not changed, and the smell of fire hath not passed on them.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752For thou art just in all that thou hast done to us, and all thy works are true, and thy ways right, and all thy judgments true.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had had no power, nor was the hair of their head singed, neither were their hosen changed, nor had the smell of fire passed on them.
Context
This verse provides conclusive evidence of the miracle for all the assembled officials. Their thorough inspection, immediately following the men's emergence from the furnace, serves to confirm the impossible reality of their preservation. This public verification is essential for establishing the credibility of the event and leads directly to Nebuchadnezzar's official declaration acknowledging the supremacy of the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
v.26Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace: he spake and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the Most High God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego came forth out of the midst of the fire.
v.27This passage
v.28Nebuchadnezzar spake and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 26:11
Jehovah, thy hand is lifted up, yet they see not: but they shall seethyzeal for the people, and be put to shame; yea, fire shall devour thine adversaries.
- Daniel 3:2
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the satraps, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
- Isaiah 43:2
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
- Acts 2:6
And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speaking in his own language.
- 2 Kings 19:19
Now therefore, O Jehovah our God, save thou us, I beseech thee, out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou Jehovah art God alone.
- Acts 26:26
For the king knoweth of these things, unto whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him; for this hath not been done in a corner.
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