Daniel 3:13 (LSB)

Passage

Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and wrath said to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; then these men were brought before the king.

Nearby Context

Daniel 3:11 But whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire.

Daniel 3:12 There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon, namely Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. These men, O king, do not pay attention to you; they do not serve your gods and do not worship the golden image which you have set up.”

Daniel 3:13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and wrath said to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; then these men were brought before the king.

Daniel 3:14 Nebuchadnezzar answered and said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, that you are not serving my gods and do not worship the golden image that I have set up?

Daniel 3:15 Now if you are ready, at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, and bagpipe and all kinds of music, then you shall fall down and worship the image that I have made. But if you do not worship, you will immediately be cast into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire; and what god is there who can save you out of my hands?”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nebuchadnezzar", "rage", "wrath", "said", "bring", "shadrach", "meshach", and "abed-nego". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nebuchadnezzar" and "rage", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "There are certain Jews whom you have..." into verse 14's "Nebuchadnezzar answered and said to them Is...", so "nebuchadnezzar" and "rage" belong inside that flow. In Daniel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "nebuchadnezzar" and "rage" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.