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Then Nebuchadnezzar said, "May the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be praised! He has sent his angel and saved his servants. They trusted in him. They refused to obey my command. They were willing to give up their lives. They would rather die than serve or worship any god except their own God.
Reference
Greek: τοίνυν (toínyn)
truly now, i.e. accordingly
Hebrew: ʼăzay
at that time
Hebrew: Nᵉbûwkadneʼtstsar
Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Hebrew: Shadrak
Shadrak, the Babylonian name of one of Daniel's companions
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: ἄγγελος (ángelos)
compare G34 (ἀγέλη)) (to bring tidings); a messenger; especially an "angel"; by implication, a pastor
Hebrew: ʼabbîyr
{mighty (spoken of God)}
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: ῥέω (rhéō)
to utter, i.e. speak or say
Hebrew: ʼămar
{to say (used with great latitude)}
Greek: χορηγέω (chorēgéō)
to be a dance-leader, i.e. (generally) to furnish
Hebrew: gâvaʻ
to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expire
Greek: ἤπερ (ḗper)
than at all (or than perhaps, than indeed)
Greek: λατρεύω (latreúō)
to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage
Greek: σεβάζομαι (sebázomai)
to venerate, i.e. adore
Hebrew: çᵉgid
{to prostrate oneself (in homage)}
Greek: ἕκαστος (hékastos)
each or every
Hebrew: nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Greek: παρεκτός (parektós)
near outside, i.e. besides
Hebrew: lûwlêʼ
if not
Greek: γνήσιος (gnḗsios)
legitimate (of birth), i.e. genuine
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Faith
Psalm 62:8
Kingdom
Daniel 3:25
Daniel 2:47
Parallel theme
Psalm 147:11
Acts 5:19
Isaiah 37:36
References God
Exodus 20:5
Romans 12:1
Word
Revelation 12:11
Worship
Matthew 4:10
Verse Explanation
Nebuchadnezzar praises the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego for sending His angel and rescuing His servants because they trusted Him and refused to obey the king's command to worship another god.
History
Babylonian period: The king publicly recognizes the power of the Jewish God after witnessing the miracle.