²⁸Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ^twho hath sent ^o^uhis angel, and ^udelivered his servants ^vthat trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, ^wexcept their own God. ²⁹Therefore ^†^xI make a decree, That every ^ypeople, nation, and language, which speak ^†any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ^zshall be ^†cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: ^abecause ^bthere is no other God that can deliver after this sort. ³⁰Then the king ^†promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ^cin the province of Babylon.

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Footnotes

tch. 6:22. See Matt. 18:10.
oSee Job 1:6. Comp. ver. 28. Song 26, 27.
vSee Ps. 25:2.
wSee ch. 2:11.
†Chald. x a decree is made by me.
xch. 4:6. & 6:26. See ver. 10.
ySee ver. 4.
†Chald. error. ch. 4:27 marg. So ch. 6:4. Ezra 4:22. & 6:9 in the Chaldee.
zSee ch. 2:5.
†Chald. made pieces.
aSee ch. 2:8.
bSo ch. 6:27.
†Chald. made to prosper. Gen. 39:3, 23 (Heb.). ch. 6:28 (Chald.). & 8:24, 25 (Heb.). & 11:36 (Heb.).
cSee ver. 1.

Cross references

u Ps. 34:7.
u Ps. 34:7.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Nebuchadnezzar answered and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants, who trusted in him, and set aside the king’s command, and yielded up their bodies rather than serve and worship any god except their own God. Therefore I make a decree: Any people, nation, or language that speaks anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be torn limb from limb, and their houses laid in ruins, for there is no other god who is able to rescue in this way.” Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way.”

Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed, “Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel and rescued his servants who trusted in him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. Therefore I issue a decree that anyone of any people, nation, or language who says anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be torn limb from limb and his house made a garbage dump. For there is no other god who is able to deliver like this.” Then the king rewarded Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel to rescue his servants who trusted in him. They defied the king’s command and were willing to die rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. Therefore, I make this decree: If any people, whatever their race or nation or language, speak a word against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, they will be torn limb from limb, and their houses will be turned into heaps of rubble. There is no other god who can rescue like this!”

Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to even higher positions in the province of Babylon.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Nebuchadnezzar responded, saying, “Blessed be their God, the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who sent his angel and rescued his servants who trusted in him, and the command of the king they disobeyed, and they gave their bodies so that they did not serve and did not worship any god except their God. And from me is set forth a decree that any people, nation, or language that may utter criticism against their God—the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego—will be broken into pieces and their house will be made like ruins. For there is not another God who is able to rescue like this God.” Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the province of Babylon.