30. The king saw that he was in a bind and was forced to hand Daniel over to them.
31. They threw Daniel into a pit of lions. He was there six days.
32. There were seven lions in the pit. Usually they were fed two bodies and two sheep daily, but now they were fed nothing so that they would devour Daniel.
33. At the same time, the prophet Habakkuk was in Judah. He had boiled a stew, put some bread in a bowl, and was carrying it to the people harvesting the field.
34. But the Lord’s angel said to Habakkuk,"Take this lunch to Babylon, to Daniel in the lions’ pit."
35. Habakkuk said,"Lord, I’ve never seen Babylon, and I’m not familiar with that pit."
36. So the Lord’s angel lifted Habakkuk by his hair and brought him in a rush of wind to Babylon, right above the pit.
37. Habakkuk yelled,"Daniel! Daniel! Take the lunch that God has sent to you!"
38. Daniel said,"God, you remembered me! You don’t abandon the people who love you."
39. Daniel got up and ate, while God’s angel took Habakkuk instantly back to his own place.
40. On the seventh day the king came to the pit to grieve for Daniel. He looked in, and there was Daniel, sitting there!
41. Then the king shouted out loud, "You are great, Lord, Daniel’s God! There’s no other but you!"
42. He pulled Daniel out. But he threw the ones who had planned Daniel’s destruction into the pit, and they were eaten instantly, right in front of him.