3:1 | Nebuchadnezzar <05020> the king <04430> made <05648> (8754) an image <06755> of gold <01722>, whose height <07314> [was] threescore <08361> cubits <0521>, [and] the breadth <06613> thereof six <08353> cubits <0521>: he set it up <06966> (8684) in the plain <01236> of Dura <01757>, in the province <04083> of Babylon <0895>. | 3:2 | Then Nebuchadnezzar <05020> the king <04430> sent <07972> (8754) to gather together <03673> (8749) the princes <0324>, the governors <05460>, and the captains <06347>, the judges <0148>, the treasurers <01411>, the counsellors <01884>, the sheriffs <08614>, and all <03606> the rulers <07984> of the provinces <04083>, to come <0858> (8749) to the dedication <02597> of the image <06755> which Nebuchadnezzar <05020> the king <04430> had set up <06966> (8684). | 3:3 | Then <0116> the princes <0324>, the governors <05460>, and captains <06347>, the judges <0148>, the treasurers <01411>, the counsellors <01884>, the sheriffs <08614>, and all <03606> the rulers <07984> of the provinces <04083>, were gathered together <03673> (8723) unto the dedication <02597> of the image <06755> that Nebuchadnezzar <05020> the king <04430> had set up <06966> (8684); and they stood <06966> (8750) before <06903> the image <06755> that Nebuchadnezzar <05020> had set up <06966> (8684). | 3:4 | Then an herald <03744> cried <07123> (8751) aloud <02429>, To you it is commanded <0560> (8750), O people <05972>, nations <0524>, and languages <03961>, {aloud: Chaldee, with might} {it...: Chaldee, they command} | 3:5 | [That] at what time <05732> ye hear <08086> (8748) the sound <07032> of the cornet <07162>, flute <04953>, harp <07030> (8675) <07030>, sackbut <05443>, psaltery <06460>, dulcimer <05481>, and all <03606> kinds <02178> of musick <02170>, ye fall down <05308> (8748) and worship <05457> (8748) the golden <01722> image <06755> that Nebuchadnezzar <05020> the king <04430> hath set up <06966> (8684): {dulcimer: or, singing: Chaldee, symphony} | 3:6 | And whoso <04479> falleth <05308> (0) not <03809> down <05308> (8748) and worshippeth <05457> (8748) shall the same hour <08160> be cast <07412> (8729) into the midst <01459> of a burning <03345> (8751) fiery <05135> furnace <0861>. | 3:7 | Therefore <06903> <01836> at that time <02166>, when <01768> all <03606> the people <05972> heard <08086> (8750) the sound <07032> of the cornet <07162>, flute <04953>, harp <07030> (8675) <07030>, sackbut <05443>, psaltery <06460>, and all <03606> kinds <02178> of musick <02170>, all <03606> the people <05972>, the nations <0524>, and the languages <03961>, fell down <05308> (8750) [and] worshipped <05457> (8750) the golden <01722> image <06755> that Nebuchadnezzar <05020> the king <04430> had set up <06966> (8684). | 3:8 | Wherefore <06903> <03606> at that <01836> time <02166> certain <01400> Chaldeans <03779> came near <07127> (8754), and accused <07170> <0399> (8754) the Jews <03062>. | 3:9 | They spake <06032> (8754) and said <0560> (8750) to the king <04430> Nebuchadnezzar <05020>, O king <04430>, live <02418> (8747) for ever <05957>. | 3:10 | Thou <0607>, O king <04430>, hast made <07761> (8754) a decree <02942>, that every <03606> man <0606> that shall hear <08086> (8748) the sound <07032> of the cornet <07162>, flute <04953>, harp <07030> (8675) <07030>, sackbut <05443>, psaltery <06460>, and dulcimer <05481> (8675) <05481>, and all <03606> kinds <02178> of musick <02170>, shall fall down <05308> (8748) and worship <05457> (8748) the golden <01722> image <06755>: {dulcimer: or, singing: Chaldee, symphony} | 3:11 | And whoso <04479> falleth <05308> (0) not <03809> down <05308> (8748) and worshippeth <05457> (8748), [that] he should be cast <07412> (8729) into the midst <01459> of a burning <03345> (8751) fiery <05135> furnace <0861>. | 3:12 | There are <0383> certain <01400> Jews <03062> whom <03487> thou hast set <04483> (8745) over <05922> the affairs <05673> of the province <04083> of Babylon <0895>, Shadrach <07715>, Meshach <04336>, and Abednego <05665>; these <0479> men <01400>, O king <04430>, have <07761> (8754) not <03809> regarded <02942> thee <05922>: they serve <06399> (8750) not <03809> thy gods <0426>, nor <03809> worship <05457> (8750) the golden <01722> image <06755> which thou hast set up <06966> (8684). {have...: Chaldee, have set no regard upon thee} | 3:13 | Then <0116> Nebuchadnezzar <05020> in [his] rage <07266> and fury <02528> commanded <0560> (8754) to bring <0858> (8682) Shadrach <07715>, Meshach <04336>, and Abednego <05665>. Then <0116> they brought <0858> (8717) these <0479> men <01400> before <06925> the king <04430>. | 3:14 | Nebuchadnezzar <05020> spake <06032> (8750) and said <0560> (8750) unto them, [Is it] true <06656>, O Shadrach <07715>, Meshach <04336>, and Abednego <05665>, do not <03809> ye <0383> serve <06399> (8750) my gods <0426>, nor <03809> worship <05457> (8750) the golden <01722> image <06755> which I have set <06966> (8684) up? {true: or, of purpose} | 3:15 | Now <03705> if <02006> ye be <0383> ready <06263> that at what time <05732> ye hear <08086> (8748) the sound <07032> of the cornet <07162>, flute <04953>, harp <07030> (8675) <07030>, sackbut <05443>, psaltery <06460>, and dulcimer <05481>, and all <03606> kinds <02178> of musick <02170>, ye fall down <05308> (8748) and worship <05457> (8748) the image <06755> which I have made <05648> (8754); [well]: but if <02006> ye worship <05457> (8748) not <03809>, ye shall be cast <07412> (8729) the same hour <08160> into the midst <01459> of a burning <03345> (8751) fiery <05135> furnace <0861>; and who <04479> [is] that God <0426> that shall deliver <07804> (8755) you out of <04481> my hands <03028>? {dulcimer: or, singing: Chaldee, symphony} | 3:16 | Shadrach <07715>, Meshach <04336>, and Abednego <05665>, answered <06032> (8754) and said <0560> (8750) to the king <04430>, O Nebuchadnezzar <05020>, we <0586> [are] not <03809> careful <02818> (8750) to answer <08421> (8682) thee in <05922> this <01836> matter <06600>. | 3:17 | If <02006> it be [so], our God <0426> whom we <0586> serve <06399> (8750) is <0383> able <03202> (8750) to deliver <07804> (8756) us from <04481> the burning <03345> (8751) fiery <05135> furnace <0861>, and <04481> (0) he will deliver <07804> (8755) [us] out of <04481> thine hand <03028>, O king <04430>. | 3:18 | But if <02006> not <03809>, be it <01934> (8748) known <03046> (8752) unto thee, O king <04430>, that we will <0383> not <03809> serve <06399> (8750) thy gods <0426>, nor <03809> worship <05457> (8748) the golden <01722> image <06755> which thou hast set up <06966> (8684). | 3:19 | Then <0116> was Nebuchadnezzar <05020> full <04391> (8728) of fury <02528>, and the form <06755> of his visage <0600> was changed <08133> (8724) against <05922> Shadrach <07715>, Meshach <04336>, and Abednego <05665>: [therefore] he spake <06032> (8750), and commanded <0560> (8750) that they should heat <0228> (8749) the furnace <0861> one <02298> seven times <07655> more <05922> than <01768> it was wont <02370> (8752) to be heated <0228> (8749). {full: Chaldee, filled} | 3:20 | And he commanded <0560> (8754) the most <02429> mighty <01401> men <01400> that [were] in his army <02429> to bind <03729> (8742) Shadrach <07715>, Meshach <04336>, and Abednego <05665>, [and] to cast <07412> (8749) [them] into the burning <03345> (8751) fiery <05135> furnace <0861>. {most...: Chaldee, mighty of strength} | 3:21 | Then <0116> these <0479> men <01400> were bound <03729> (8760) in their coats <05622>, their hosen <06361> (8675) <06361>, and their hats <03737>, and their [other] garments <03831>, and were cast <07412> (8752) into the midst <01459> of the burning <03345> (8751) fiery <05135> furnace <0861>. {coats: or, mantles} {hats: or, turbans} | 3:22 | Therefore <03606> <06903> because <04481> <01836> the king's <04430> commandment <04406> was urgent <02685> (8683), and the furnace <0861> exceeding <03493> hot <0228> (8752), the flame <07631> of the fire <05135> slew <06992> (8745) those <0479> men <01400> <01994> that took up <05267> (8684) Shadrach <07715>, Meshach <04336>, and Abednego <05665>. {commandment: Chaldee, word} {flame: or, spark} | 3:23 | And these <0479> three <08532> men <01400>, Shadrach <07715>, Meshach <04336>, and Abednego <05665>, fell down <05308> (8754) bound <03729> (8743) into the midst <01459> of the burning <03345> (8751) fiery <05135> furnace <0861>. | 3:24 | Then <0116> Nebuchadnezzar <05020> the king <04430> was astonied <08429> (8754), and rose up <06966> (8754) in haste <0927> (8726), [and] spake <06032> (8750), and said <0560> (8750) unto his counsellors <01907>, Did not <03809> we cast <07412> (8754) three <08532> men <01400> bound <03729> (8743) into the midst <01459> of the fire <05135>? They answered <06032> (8750) and said <0560> (8750) unto the king <04430>, True <03330>, O king <04430>. {counsellors: or, governors} | 3:25 | He answered <06032> (8750) and said <0560> (8750), Lo <01888>, I <0576> see <02370> (8751) four <0703> men <01400> loose <08271> (8750), walking <01981> (8683) in the midst <01459> of the fire <05135>, and they have <0383> no <03809> hurt <02257>; and the form <07299> of the fourth <07244> is like <01821> (8751) the Son <01247> of God <0426>. {they...: Chaldee, there is no hurt in them} | 3:26 | Then <0116> Nebuchadnezzar <05020> came near <07127> (8754) to the mouth <08651> of the burning <03345> (8751) fiery <05135> furnace <0861>, [and] spake <06032> (8750), and said <0560> (8750), Shadrach <07715>, Meshach <04336>, and Abednego <05665>, ye servants <05649> of the most high <05943> God <0426>, come forth <05312> (8747), and come <0858> (8747) [hither]. Then <0116> Shadrach <07715>, Meshach <04336>, and Abednego <05665>, came forth <05312> (8750) of <04481> the midst <01459> of the fire <05135>. {mouth: Chaldee, door} | 3:27 | And the princes <0324>, governors <05460>, and captains <06347>, and the king's <04430> counsellors <01907>, being gathered together <03673> (8723), saw <02370> (8751) these <0479> men <01400>, upon whose bodies <01655> the fire <05135> had no <03809> power <07981> (8754), nor <03809> was an hair <08177> of their head <07217> singed <02761> (8724), neither <03809> were their coats <05622> changed <08133> (8754), nor <03809> the smell <07382> of fire <05135> had passed <05709> (8754) on them. | 3:28 | [Then] Nebuchadnezzar <05020> spake <06032> (8750), and said <0560> (8750), Blessed <01289> (8752) [be] the God <0426> of Shadrach <07715>, Meshach <04336>, and Abednego <05665>, who hath sent <07972> (8754) his angel <04398>, and delivered <07804> (8758) his servants <05649> that trusted <07365> (8702) in him <05922>, and have changed <08133> (8745) the king's <04430> word <04406>, and yielded <03052> (8754) their bodies <01655>, that they might not <03809> serve <06399> (8748) nor <03809> worship <05457> (8748) any <03606> god <0426>, except <03861> their own God <0426>. | 3:29 | Therefore I <04481> make <07761> (8752) a decree <02942>, That every <03606> people <05972>, nation <0524>, and language <03961>, which speak <0560> (8748) any thing amiss <07960> (8675) <07955> against <05922> the God <0426> of Shadrach <07715>, Meshach <04336>, and Abednego <05665>, shall be cut <05648> (8725) in pieces <01917>, and their houses <01005> shall be made <07739> (8721) a dunghill <05122>: because <06903> <03606> there is <0383> no <03809> other <0321> God <0426> that can <03202> (8748) deliver <05338> (8682) after this <01836> sort. {I make...: Chaldee, a decree is made by me} {any...: Chaldee, error} {cut...: Chaldee, made pieces} | 3:30 | Then <0116> the king <04430> promoted <06744> (8684) Shadrach <07715>, Meshach <04336>, and Abednego <05665>, in the province <04083> of Babylon <0895>. {promoted: Chaldee, made to prosper} |
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