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Daniel 3 (WEBP)
[1] Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits° and its width six cubits. He set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
[2] Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the local governors, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
[3] Then the local governors, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counselors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces were gathered together to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
[4] Then the herald cried aloud, “To you it is commanded, peoples, nations, and languages,
[5] that whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, you fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up.
[6] Whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace the same hour.”
[7] Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages fell down and worshiped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
[8] Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near and brought accusation against the Jews.
[9] They answered Nebuchadnezzar the king, “O king, live for ever!
[10] You, O king, have made a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music shall fall down and worship the golden image;
[11] and whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace.
[12] There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, have not respected you. They don’t serve your gods, and don’t worship the golden image which you have set up.”
[13] Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. Then these men were brought before the king.
[14] Nebuchadnezzar answered them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you don’t serve my gods and you don’t worship the golden image which I have set up?
[15] Now if you are ready whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music to fall down and worship the image which I have made, good; but if you don’t worship, you shall be cast the same hour into the middle of a burning fiery furnace. Who is that god who will deliver you out of my hands?”
[16] Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
[17] If it happens, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace; and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king.
[18] But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up.”
[19] Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the form of his appearance was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.
[20] He commanded certain mighty men who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
[21] Then these men were bound in their pants, their tunics, and their mantles, and their other clothes, and were cast into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.
[22] Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent and the furnace exceedingly hot, the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
[23] These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.
[24] Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished and rose up in haste. He spoke and said to his counselors, “Didn’t we cast three men bound into the middle of the fire?” They answered the king, “True, O king.”
[25] He answered, “Look, I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and they are unharmed. The appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.°”
[26] Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace. He spoke and said, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, you servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here!” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the middle of the fire.
[27] The local governors, the deputies, and the governors, and the king’s counselors, being gathered together, saw these men, that the fire had no power on their bodies. The hair of their head wasn’t singed. Their pants weren’t changed. The smell of fire wasn’t even on them.
[28] Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who has sent his angel and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and have yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god except their own God.
[29] Therefore I make a decree that every people, nation, and language which speak anything evil against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill, because there is no other god who is able to deliver like this.”
[30] Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
Daniel 3:1 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.
Daniel 3:25 Or, the Son of God.
Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.
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Daniel 3 (KJVS)
[1] Nebuchadnezzar H5020 the king H4430 made H5648 (8754) an image H6755 of gold H1722, whose height H7314 [was] threescore H8361 cubits H521, [and] the breadth H6613 thereof six H8353 cubits H521: he set it up H6966 (8684) in the plain H1236 of Dura H1757, in the province H4083 of Babylon H895.
[2] Then Nebuchadnezzar H5020 the king H4430 sent H7972 (8754) to gather together H3673 (8749) the princes H324, the governors H5460, and the captains H6347, the judges H148, the treasurers H1411, the counsellors H1884, the sheriffs H8614, and all H3606 the rulers H7984 of the provinces H4083, to come H858 (8749) to the dedication H2597 of the image H6755 which Nebuchadnezzar H5020 the king H4430 had set up H6966 (8684).
[3] Then H116 the princes H324, the governors H5460, and captains H6347, the judges H148, the treasurers H1411, the counsellors H1884, the sheriffs H8614, and all H3606 the rulers H7984 of the provinces H4083, were gathered together H3673 (8723) unto the dedication H2597 of the image H6755 that Nebuchadnezzar H5020 the king H4430 had set up H6966 (8684); and they stood H6966 (8750) before H6903 the image H6755 that Nebuchadnezzar H5020 had set up H6966 (8684).
[4] Then an herald H3744 cried H7123 (8751) aloud H2429, To you it is commanded H560 (8750), O people H5972, nations H524, and languages H3961,
[5] [That] at what time H5732 ye hear H8086 (8748) the sound H7032 of the cornet H7162, flute H4953, harp H7030 (8675) H7030, sackbut H5443, psaltery H6460, dulcimer H5481, and all H3606 kinds H2178 of musick H2170, ye fall down H5308 (8748) and worship H5457 (8748) the golden H1722 image H6755 that Nebuchadnezzar H5020 the king H4430 hath set up H6966 (8684):
[6] And whoso H4479 falleth H5308 not H3809 down H5308 (8748) and worshippeth H5457 (8748) shall the same hour H8160 be cast H7412 (8729) into the midst H1459 of a burning H3345 (8751) fiery H5135 furnace H861.
[7] Therefore H6903 H1836 at that time H2166, when H1768 all H3606 the people H5972 heard H8086 (8750) the sound H7032 of the cornet H7162, flute H4953, harp H7030 (8675) H7030, sackbut H5443, psaltery H6460, and all H3606 kinds H2178 of musick H2170, all H3606 the people H5972, the nations H524, and the languages H3961, fell down H5308 (8750) [and] worshipped H5457 (8750) the golden H1722 image H6755 that Nebuchadnezzar H5020 the king H4430 had set up H6966 (8684).
[8] Wherefore H6903 H3606 at that H1836 time H2166 certain H1400 Chaldeans H3779 came near H7127 (8754), and accused H7170 H399 (8754) the Jews H3062.
[9] They spake H6032 (8754) and said H560 (8750) to the king H4430 Nebuchadnezzar H5020, O king H4430, live H2418 (8747) for ever H5957.
[10] Thou H607, O king H4430, hast made H7761 (8754) a decree H2942, that every H3606 man H606 that shall hear H8086 (8748) the sound H7032 of the cornet H7162, flute H4953, harp H7030 (8675) H7030, sackbut H5443, psaltery H6460, and dulcimer H5481 (8675) H5481, and all H3606 kinds H2178 of musick H2170, shall fall down H5308 (8748) and worship H5457 (8748) the golden H1722 image H6755:
[11] And whoso H4479 falleth H5308 not H3809 down H5308 (8748) and worshippeth H5457 (8748), [that] he should be cast H7412 (8729) into the midst H1459 of a burning H3345 (8751) fiery H5135 furnace H861.
[12] There are H383 certain H1400 Jews H3062 whom H3487 thou hast set H4483 (8745) over H5922 the affairs H5673 of the province H4083 of Babylon H895, Shadrach H7715, Meshach H4336, and Abednego H5665; these H479 men H1400, O king H4430, have H7761 (8754) not H3809 regarded H2942 thee H5922: they serve H6399 (8750) not H3809 thy gods H426, nor H3809 worship H5457 (8750) the golden H1722 image H6755 which thou hast set up H6966 (8684).
[13] Then H116 Nebuchadnezzar H5020 in [his] rage H7266 and fury H2528 commanded H560 (8754) to bring H858 (8682) Shadrach H7715, Meshach H4336, and Abednego H5665. Then H116 they brought H858 (8717) these H479 men H1400 before H6925 the king H4430.
[14] Nebuchadnezzar H5020 spake H6032 (8750) and said H560 (8750) unto them, [Is it] true H6656, O Shadrach H7715, Meshach H4336, and Abednego H5665, do not H3809 ye H383 serve H6399 (8750) my gods H426, nor H3809 worship H5457 (8750) the golden H1722 image H6755 which I have set H6966 (8684) up?
[15] Now H3705 if H2006 ye be H383 ready H6263 that at what time H5732 ye hear H8086 (8748) the sound H7032 of the cornet H7162, flute H4953, harp H7030 (8675) H7030, sackbut H5443, psaltery H6460, and dulcimer H5481, and all H3606 kinds H2178 of musick H2170, ye fall down H5308 (8748) and worship H5457 (8748) the image H6755 which I have made H5648 (8754); [well]: but if H2006 ye worship H5457 (8748) not H3809, ye shall be cast H7412 (8729) the same hour H8160 into the midst H1459 of a burning H3345 (8751) fiery H5135 furnace H861; and who H4479 [is] that God H426 that shall deliver H7804 (8755) you out of H4481 my hands H3028?
[16] Shadrach H7715, Meshach H4336, and Abednego H5665, answered H6032 (8754) and said H560 (8750) to the king H4430, O Nebuchadnezzar H5020, we H586 [are] not H3809 careful H2818 (8750) to answer H8421 (8682) thee in H5922 this H1836 matter H6600.
[17] If H2006 it be [so], our God H426 whom we H586 serve H6399 (8750) is H383 able H3202 (8750) to deliver H7804 (8756) us from H4481 the burning H3345 (8751) fiery H5135 furnace H861, and H4481 he will deliver H7804 (8755) [us] out of H4481 thine hand H3028, O king H4430.
[18] But if H2006 not H3809, be it H1934 (8748) known H3046 (8752) unto thee, O king H4430, that we will H383 not H3809 serve H6399 (8750) thy gods H426, nor H3809 worship H5457 (8748) the golden H1722 image H6755 which thou hast set up H6966 (8684).
[19] Then H116 was Nebuchadnezzar H5020 full H4391 (8728) of fury H2528, and the form H6755 of his visage H600 was changed H8133 (8724) against H5922 Shadrach H7715, Meshach H4336, and Abednego H5665: [therefore] he spake H6032 (8750), and commanded H560 (8750) that they should heat H228 (8749) the furnace H861 one H2298 seven times H7655 more H5922 than H1768 it was wont H2370 (8752) to be heated H228 (8749).
[20] And he commanded H560 (8754) the most H2429 mighty H1401 men H1400 that [were] in his army H2429 to bind H3729 (8742) Shadrach H7715, Meshach H4336, and Abednego H5665, [and] to cast H7412 (8749) [them] into the burning H3345 (8751) fiery H5135 furnace H861.
[21] Then H116 these H479 men H1400 were bound H3729 (8760) in their coats H5622, their hosen H6361 (8675) H6361, and their hats H3737, and their [other] garments H3831, and were cast H7412 (8752) into the midst H1459 of the burning H3345 (8751) fiery H5135 furnace H861.
[22] Therefore H3606 H6903 because H4481 H1836 the king’s H4430 commandment H4406 was urgent H2685 (8683), and the furnace H861 exceeding H3493 hot H228 (8752), the flame H7631 of the fire H5135 slew H6992 (8745) those H479 men H1400 H1994 that took up H5267 (8684) Shadrach H7715, Meshach H4336, and Abednego H5665.
[23] And these H479 three H8532 men H1400, Shadrach H7715, Meshach H4336, and Abednego H5665, fell down H5308 (8754) bound H3729 (8743) into the midst H1459 of the burning H3345 (8751) fiery H5135 furnace H861.
[24] Then H116 Nebuchadnezzar H5020 the king H4430 was astonied H8429 (8754), and rose up H6966 (8754) in haste H927 (8726), [and] spake H6032 (8750), and said H560 (8750) unto his counsellors H1907, Did not H3809 we cast H7412 (8754) three H8532 men H1400 bound H3729 (8743) into the midst H1459 of the fire H5135? They answered H6032 (8750) and said H560 (8750) unto the king H4430, True H3330, O king H4430.
[25] He answered H6032 (8750) and said H560 (8750), Lo H1888, I H576 see H2370 (8751) four H703 men H1400 loose H8271 (8750), walking H1981 (8683) in the midst H1459 of the fire H5135, and they have H383 no H3809 hurt H2257; and the form H7299 of the fourth H7244 is like H1821 (8751) the Son H1247 of God H426.
[26] Then H116 Nebuchadnezzar H5020 came near H7127 (8754) to the mouth H8651 of the burning H3345 (8751) fiery H5135 furnace H861, [and] spake H6032 (8750), and said H560 (8750), Shadrach H7715, Meshach H4336, and Abednego H5665, ye servants H5649 of the most high H5943 God H426, come forth H5312 (8747), and come H858 (8747) [hither]. Then H116 Shadrach H7715, Meshach H4336, and Abednego H5665, came forth H5312 (8750) of H4481 the midst H1459 of the fire H5135.
[27] And the princes H324, governors H5460, and captains H6347, and the king’s H4430 counsellors H1907, being gathered together H3673 (8723), saw H2370 (8751) these H479 men H1400, upon whose bodies H1655 the fire H5135 had no H3809 power H7981 (8754), nor H3809 was an hair H8177 of their head H7217 singed H2761 (8724), neither H3809 were their coats H5622 changed H8133 (8754), nor H3809 the smell H7382 of fire H5135 had passed H5709 (8754) on them.
[28] [Then] Nebuchadnezzar H5020 spake H6032 (8750), and said H560 (8750), Blessed H1289 (8752) [be] the God H426 of Shadrach H7715, Meshach H4336, and Abednego H5665, who hath sent H7972 (8754) his angel H4398, and delivered H7804 (8758) his servants H5649 that trusted H7365 (8702) in him H5922, and have changed H8133 (8745) the king’s H4430 word H4406, and yielded H3052 (8754) their bodies H1655, that they might not H3809 serve H6399 (8748) nor H3809 worship H5457 (8748) any H3606 god H426, except H3861 their own God H426.
[29] Therefore I H4481 make H7761 (8752) a decree H2942, That every H3606 people H5972, nation H524, and language H3961, which speak H560 (8748) any thing amiss H7960 (8675) H7955 against H5922 the God H426 of Shadrach H7715, Meshach H4336, and Abednego H5665, shall be cut H5648 (8725) in pieces H1917, and their houses H1005 shall be made H7739 (8721) a dunghill H5122: because H6903 H3606 there is H383 no H3809 other H321 God H426 that can H3202 (8748) deliver H5338 (8682) after this H1836 sort.
[30] Then H116 the king H4430 promoted H6744 (8684) Shadrach H7715, Meshach H4336, and Abednego H5665, in the province H4083 of Babylon H895.
Young’s Literal Translation
Daniel 3 (YLT)
[1] Nebuchadnezzar the king hath made an image of gold, its height sixty cubits, its breadth six cubits; he hath raised it up in the valley of Dura, in the province of Babylon;
[2] and Nebuchadnezzar the king hath sent to gather the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the honourable judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the province, to come to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath raised up.
[3] Then are gathered the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the honourable judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the province, to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath raised up: and they are standing before the image that Nebuchadnezzar hath raised up.
[4] And a crier is calling mightily: ‘To you they are saying: O peoples, nations, and languages!
[5] at the time that ye hear the voice of the cornet, the flute, the harp, the sackbut, the psaltery, the symphony, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and do obeisance to the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath raised up:
[6] and whoso doth not fall down and do obeisance, in that hour he is cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.’
[7] Therefore at that time, when all the peoples are hearing the voice of the cornet, the flute, the harp, the sackbut, the psaltery, and all kinds of music, falling down are all the peoples, nations and languages, doing obeisance to the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath raised up.
[8] Therefore at that time drawn near have certain Chaldeans, and accused the Jews;
[9] they have answered, yea, they are saying to Nebuchadnezzar the king, ‘O king, to the ages live!
[10] Thou, O king, hast made a decree that every man who doth hear the voice of the cornet, the flute, the harp, the sackbut, the psaltery, and the symphony, and all kinds of music, doth fall down and do obeisance to the golden image;
[11] and whoso doth not fall down and do obeisance, is cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
[12] There are certain Jews whom thou hast appointed over the work of the province of Babylon-Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, these men have not made of thee, O king, any regard; thy gods they are not serving, and to the golden image thou hast raised up-are not making obeisance.’
[13] Then Nebuchadnezzar, in anger and fury, hath said to bring in Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. Then these men have been brought in before the king.
[14] Nebuchadnezzar hath answered and said to them, ‘Is it a laid plan, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego-my gods ye are not serving, and to the golden image that I have raised up ye are not doing obeisance?
[15] Now, lo, ye are ready, so that at the time that ye hear the voice of the cornet, the flute, the harp, the sackbut, the psaltery, and the symphony, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and do obeisance to the image that I have made!-and lo, ye do no obeisance-in that hour ye are cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; who is that God who doth deliver you out of my hands?’
[16] Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego have answered, yea, they are saying to the king Nebuchadnezzar, ‘We have no need concerning this matter to answer thee.
[17] Lo, it is; our God whom we are serving, is able to deliver us from a burning fiery furnace; and from thy hand, O king, He doth deliver.
[18] And lo-not! be it known to thee, O king, that thy gods we are not serving, and to the golden image thou hast raised up we do no obeisance.’
[19] Then Nebuchadnezzar hath been full of fury, and the expression of his face hath been changed concerning Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego; he answered and said to heat the furnace seven times above that which it is seen to be heated;
[20] and to certain mighty men who are in his force he hath said to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, to cast into the burning fiery furnace.
[21] Then these men have been bound in their coats, their tunics, and their turbans, and their clothing, and have been cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
[22] Therefore, because that the word of the king is urgent, and the furnace heated exceedingly, those men who have taken up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego-killed them hath the spark of the fire.
[23] And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, have fallen down in the midst of the burning fiery furnace-bound.
[24] Then Nebuchadnezzar the king hath been astonished, and hath risen in haste; he hath answered and said to his counsellors, ‘Have we not cast three men into the midst of the fire-bound?’ They have answered and are saying to the king, ‘Certainly, O king.’
[25] He answered and hath said, ‘Lo, I am seeing four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like to a son of the gods.’
[26] Then Nebuchadnezzar hath drawn near to the gate of the burning fiery furnace; he hath answered and said, ‘Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of God Most High come forth, yea, come;’ then come forth do Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, from the midst of the fire;
[27] and gathered together, the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, and the counsellors of the king, are seeing these men, that the fire hath no power over their bodies, and the hair of their head hath not been singed, and their coats have not changed, and the smell of fire hath not passed on them.
[28] Nebuchadnezzar hath answered and hath said, ‘Blessed is the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who hath sent His messenger, and hath delivered His servants who trusted on Him, and the word of the king changed, and gave up their bodies that they might not serve nor do obeisance to any god except to their own God.
[29] And by me a decree is made, that any people, nation, and language, that doth speak erroneously concerning the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, pieces he is made, and its house is made a dunghill, because that there is no other god who is able thus to deliver.’
[30] Then the king hath caused Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, to prosper in the province of Babylon.