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The Fiery Furnace

Daniel 3:23

In 11 translations

BSB
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, firmly bound, fell into the blazing fiery furnace.
KJV
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
WEB
These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the middle of the burning fiery furnace. These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.
ASV
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
LSV
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, have fallen down in the midst of the burning fiery furnace—bound.
YLT
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, have fallen down in the midst of the burning fiery furnace — bound.
DBY
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
DRC
But these three men, that is, Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago, fell down bound in the midst of the furnace of burning fire.
GNV
And these three men Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego fell downe bound into the middes of the hote fierie fornace.
JPS
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
LXXE
Then these three men, Sedrach, Misach, and Abdenago, fell bound into the midst of the burning furnace,

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְגֻבְרַיָּ֤א אִלֵּךְ֙ תְּלָ֣תֵּה֔וֹן שַׁדְרַ֥ךְ מֵישַׁ֖ךְ וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֑וֹ נְפַ֛לוּ לְגֽוֹא־אַתּוּן־נוּרָ֥א יָֽקִדְתָּ֖א מְכַפְּתִֽין׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ οἱ τρεῖς οὗτοι Σεδρὰχ, Μισὰχ, καὶ Ἀβδεναγὼ, ἔπεσον εἰς μέσον τῆς καμίνου τῆς καιομένης πεπεδημένοι,

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👤 Meshach👤 Shadrach◆ Prophecies of Daniel

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Jeremiah 38:6So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and…
  • Daniel 6:16–17So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the den of lions. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!” A stone was brought and placed over the mouth…
  • Psalms 66:11–12You led us into the net; You laid burdens on our backs. You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.
  • Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
  • Psalms 124:1–5If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare— if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us, when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive, then the floods…
  • 1 Peter 4:12–13Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the…
  • Lamentations 3:52–54Without cause my enemies hunted me like a bird. They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me. The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.
  • 2 Corinthians 4:17For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal glory that is far beyond comparison.
  • 2 Corinthians 1:8–10We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. Indeed, we felt we were…

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 1:1-68 in some Bibles
  • 3:23+S3Y.1:1-68 in some Bibles

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