At this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,
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- WEB Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his appearance was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. He spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.
- NASB Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with wrath, and his facial expression was changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. He answered by giving orders to heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.
- NLT Nebuchadnezzar was so furious with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego that his face became distorted with rage. He commanded that the furnace be heated seven times hotter than usual.
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Furious, Nebuchadnezzar orders the furnace heated seven times hotter. His rage drives him to senseless extremes.
Overview
The king's distorted face and irrational command reveal a man mastered by pride and anger. Heating the furnace beyond reason only ensures it will more spectacularly fail to harm the men. His fury becomes the backdrop against which God's power will be displayed all the more clearly.
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- Dan 3:13Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,
- Lev 26:24then I will act with hostility toward you, and I will strike you sevenfold for your sins.
- Lev 26:28then I will walk in fury against you, and I, even I, will punish you sevenfold for your sins.
- Prov 21:24Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—of him who acts with excessive pride.
- Lev 26:18And if after all this you will not obey Me, I will proceed to punish you sevenfold for your sins.
- Dan 5:6his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
- 2 Kgs 19:27–28But I know your sitting down, your going out and coming in, and your raging against Me.
- Gen 4:5–6but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.
- Acts 5:33When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.
- Luke 12:4–5I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
- Ps 76:10Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.
- Prov 27:3–4A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
- 1 Kgs 18:33–35Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood,
- Lev 26:21If you walk in hostility toward Me and refuse to obey Me, I will multiply your plagues seven times, according to your sins.
- 1 Kgs 20:10–11Then Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”
- Matt 27:63–66“Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
- Isa 51:23I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made your back like the ground, like a street to be traversed.”
- Esth 7:7In his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him.
- Gen 31:2And Jacob saw from the countenance of Laban that his attitude toward him had changed.
- Exod 15:9–10The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
- Acts 7:54On hearing this, the members of the Sanhedrin were enraged, and they gnashed their teeth at him.
- Prov 16:14The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
- Dan 6:24At the command of the king, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought and thrown into the den of lions—they and their children and wives. And before they had reached the bottom of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones.
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