Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no harm. And the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.

New American Standard Bible

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!”

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

He exclaimed, “Look! I see four men, not tied, walking around in the fire unharmed; and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”

International Standard Version

"Look!" he told them, "I see four men walking untied and unharmed in the middle of the fire, and the appearance of the fourth resembles a divine being."

American Standard Version

He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the aspect of the fourth is like a son of the gods.

Amplified

He answered, “Look! I see four men untied, walking around in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt! And the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods!”

Bible in Basic English

He made answer and said, Look! I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and they are not damaged; and the form of the fourth is like a son of the gods.

Darby Translation

He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of God.

Julia Smith Translation

{ He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose going about in the midst of the fire, and there is no hurt in them: and the aspect of the fourth like to the Son of God.}

King James 2000

He answered and said, Lo, 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 a son of the gods.

Lexham Expanded Bible

{He answered}, saying, "Look, I see four men unbound walking in the midst of the fire and there is no damage to them, and the appearance of the fourth [man] resembles the son of a god."

Modern King James verseion

He answered and said, Behold! I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and there is no harm among them. And the form of the fourth is like a son of the gods.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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."

NET Bible

He answered, "But I see four men, untied and walking around in the midst of the fire! No harm has come to them! And the appearance of the fourth is like that of a god!"

New Heart English Bible

He answered, "Look, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are unharmed; and the aspect of the fourth is like a son of the gods."

The Emphasized Bible

He answered and said, Lo! I, see four men, unbound, walking in the midst of the fire, and, injury, there is not in them, and, the appearance of the fourth, is like to a son of the gods!

Webster

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.

World English Bible

He answered, Look, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are unharmed; and the aspect of the fourth is like a son of the gods.

Youngs Literal Translation

He answered and hath said, 'Lo, I am seeing four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like to a son of the gods.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ענה 
`anah (Aramaic) 
Usage: 30

and said
אמר 
'amar (Aramaic) 
Usage: 71

Lo
הא הא 
he' (Aramaic) 
even, lo
Usage: 2

I
אנה אנא 
'ana' (Aramaic) 
I, me
Usage: 16

see
חזה חזא 
Chaza' (Aramaic) 
Usage: 31

ארבּע 
'arba` (Aramaic) 
Usage: 8

men
גּבר 
G@bar (Aramaic) 
Usage: 21

שׁרא 
Sh@re' (Aramaic) 
Usage: 6

הלך 
Halak (Aramaic) 
Usage: 3

in the midst
גּו 
Gav (Aramaic) 
Usage: 13

of the fire
נוּר 
Nuwr (Aramaic) 
Usage: 17

and they have
איתי 
'iythay (Aramaic) 
to be
Usage: 17

no
לה לא 
La' (Aramaic) 
not, no, nor, without, neither, none, cannot , ever, never , no , nothing
Usage: 82

חבל 
Chabal (Aramaic) 
Usage: 3

and the form
רו 
Rev (Aramaic) 
Usage: 2

of the fourth
רביעי 
R@biy`ay (Aramaic) 
Usage: 6

is like
דּמה 
D@mah (Aramaic) 
Usage: 2

the Son
בּר 
Bar (Aramaic) 
Usage: 8

Context Readings

Delivered From The Fire

24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste. He spoke and said to his counselors, Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said to the king, True, O king. 25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no harm. And the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods. 26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace. He spoke and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the Most High God, come forth, and come here. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came for



Cross References

Isaiah 43:2

When thou pass through the waters, I will be with thee, and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee. When thou walk through the fire, thou shall not be burned, nor shall the flame kindle upon thee.

Job 1:6

Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before LORD, that Satan also came among them.

Job 38:7

when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Psalm 91:3-9

For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence.

Daniel 3:28

Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his [heavenly] agent, and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and have yielded their bodies

Psalm 34:7

The agent of LORD encamps round about those who fear him, and delivers them.

Proverbs 30:4

Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou k

Daniel 3:18

But if not, be it known to thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou have set up.

Mark 16:18

They will take up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will, no, not harm them. They will lay hands on the feeble, and they will fare well.

Luke 1:35

And having answered, the agent said to her, Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee. Therefore also the holy thing that is begotten will be called the Son of God.

John 19:7-8

The Jews answered him, We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die because he made himself the Son of God.

Acts 28:5

Indeed therefore having shaken off the creature into the fire, he experienced nothing harmful.

Romans 1:4

He who was designated Son of God in power, according to a spirit of holiness, from a resurrection of the dead--Jesus Christ our Lord--

1 Peter 3:13

And who is he who will harm you, if ye become imitators of the good?

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