The brook will supply you with water to drink, and I have commanded ravens to bring you food there."

He drank water from the brook, and ravens brought him bread and meat every morning and every evening.

Suddenly the LORD sent fire, and it burned them to death there in the presence of the LORD.

So they came and took hold of the clothing on the corpses and carried them outside the camp, just as Moses had commanded.

I told it, "So far and no farther! Here your powerful waves must stop."

Praise the LORD from the earth, sea monsters and all ocean depths;

lightning and hail, snow and clouds, strong winds that obey his command.

I am the LORD; why don't you fear me? Why don't you tremble before me? I placed the sand as the boundary of the sea, a permanent boundary that it cannot cross. The sea may toss, but it cannot go beyond it; the waves may roar, but they cannot break through.

But you people! You are stubborn and rebellious; you have turned aside and left me.

Now because the king had given strict orders for the furnace to be made extremely hot, the flames burned up the guards who took the men to the furnace.

All the princes, governors, lieutenant governors, and other officials of the king gathered to look at the three men, who had not been harmed by the fire. Their hair was not singed, their clothes were not burned, and there was no smell of smoke on them.

The king said, "Praise the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel and rescued these men who serve and trust him. They disobeyed my orders and risked their lives rather than bow down and worship any god except their own.

God sent his angel to shut the mouths of the lions so that they would not hurt me. He did this because he knew that I was innocent and because I have not wronged you, Your Majesty."

Then the king gave orders to arrest all those who had accused Daniel, and he had them thrown, together with their wives and children, into the pit filled with lions. Before they even reached the bottom of the pit, the lions pounced on them and broke all their bones.

Suddenly there was a violent earthquake, which shook the prison to its foundations. At once all the doors opened, and the chains fell off all the prisoners.

Through faith they fought whole countries and won. They did what was right and received what God had promised. They shut the mouths of lions,

put out fierce fires, escaped being killed by the sword. They were weak, but became strong; they were mighty in battle and defeated the armies of foreigners.