“But the angel
Of the Lord
Came down
Into the furnace
To be with Azariah,
As well as his companions.
He drove the fiery flame
Out of the furnace.
He made the inside
Of the furnace
Like a moist wind,
That went whistling
Through it.
The fire did not touch
Them at all.
It caused them
No pain,
No distress.”
The angel of the Lord came down into the furnace to be with Azariah and his 2 companions. This angel made the inside of the furnace like a moist wind whistling through the center of the furnace. This drove the flames out of the furnace, so that the fire did not touch any of them. Thus, they were in no pain or distress. Everything was fine with them, since they were not burning.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 