Daniel 3:25

Then Azarias standing up, prayed in this manner, and opening his mouth in the midst of the fire, he said:

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)

In The 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.

In Context

24And they walked in the midst of the flame, praising God, and blessing the Lord. And they walked, etc... Here St. Jerome takes notice, that from this verse, to ver. 91, was not in the Hebrew in his time. But as it was in all the Greek Bibles, (which were originally translated from the Hebrew,) it is more than probable that it had been formerly in the Hebrew or rather in the Chaldaic, in which the book of Daniel was written. But this is certain: that it is, and has been of old, received by the church, and read as canonical scripture in her liturgy, and divine offices.

26Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and thy name is worthy of praise, and glorious for ever:

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Cross References

Job 1:6Now on a certain day, when the sons of God came to stand before the Lord, Satan also was present among them. The sons of God... The angels.-Ibid. Satan also, etc.. This passage represents to us in a figure, accommodated to the ways and understandings of men, 1. The restless endeavours of Satan against the servants of God; 2. That he can do nothing without God's permission; 3. That God doth not permit him to tempt them above their strength: but assists them by his divine grace in such manner, that the vain efforts of the enemy only serve to illustrate their virtue and increase their merit.

Job 38:7When the morning stars praised me together, and all the sons of God made a joyful melody?

Psalms 91:3To shew forth thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth in the night:

Isaiah 43:2When thou shalt pass through the waters, I will be with thee, and the rivers shall not cover thee: when thou shalt walk in the fire, thou shalt not be burnt, and the flames shall not burn in thee:

Daniel 3:28For thou hast executed true judgments in all the things that thou hast brought upon us, and upon Jerusalem, the holy city of our fathers: for according to truth and judgment, thou hast brought all these things upon us for our sins.

Luke 1:35And the angel answering, said to her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

Matthew Henry on Daniel 3:20-28

The Three Hebrews in the Furnace; Deliverance from the Furnace. ( b. c. 587.) 19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated. 20 And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. 21 Then these men were bound in their coats,… Read the whole commentary →

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