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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.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Daniel 3 (KJVS)

[1] Nebuchadnezzar the king made () an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof 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 princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, 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 princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together () unto 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 an herald cried () aloud, To you it is commanded, () O people, nations, and languages,
[5] that at what time ye hear () the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, () sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down () and worship () the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: ()
[6] and whoso falleth not down () and worshippeth () shall the same hour be cast () into the midst of a burning () fiery furnace.
[7] Therefore at that time, when all the people heard () the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, () sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down () and worshipped () the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. ()
[8] Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, () and accused () the Jews.
[9] They spake () and said () to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live () for ever.
[10] Thou, O king, hast made () a decree, that every man that shall hear () the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, () sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, () and all kinds of musick, shall fall down () and worship () the golden image:
[11] and whoso falleth not down () and worshippeth, () that he should be cast () into the midst of a burning () fiery furnace.
[12] There are certain Jews whom thou hast set () over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have () not regarded thee: they serve () not thy gods, nor worship () the golden image which thou hast set up. ()
[13] Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded () to bring () Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought () these men before the king.
[14] Nebuchadnezzar spake () and said () unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve () my gods, nor worship () the golden image which I have set () up?
[15] Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear () the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, () sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down () and worship () the image which I have made; () well: but if ye worship () not, ye shall be cast () the same hour into the midst of a burning () fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver () you out of my hands?
[16] Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered () and said () to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful () to answer () thee in this matter.
[17] If it be so, our God whom we serve () is able () to deliver () us from the burning () fiery furnace, and he will deliver () us out of thine hand, O king.
[18] But if not, be it () known () unto thee, O king, that we will not serve () thy gods, nor worship () the golden image which thou hast set up. ()
[19] Then was Nebuchadnezzar full () of fury, and the form of his visage was changed () against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, () and commanded () that they should heat () the furnace one seven times more than it was wont () to be heated. ()
[20] And he commanded () the most mighty men that were in his army to bind () Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast () them into the burning () fiery furnace.
[21] Then these men were bound () in their coats, their hosen, () and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast () into the midst of the burning () fiery furnace.
[22] Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, () and the furnace exceeding hot, () the flame of the fire slew () those men that took up () Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
[23] And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down () bound () into the midst of the burning () fiery furnace.
[24] Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, () and rose up () in haste, () and spake, () and said () unto his counsellors, Did not we cast () three men bound () into the midst of the fire? They answered () and said () unto the king, True, O king.
[25] He answered () and said, () Lo, I see () four men loose, () walking () in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like () the Son of God.
[26] Then Nebuchadnezzar came near () to the mouth of the burning () fiery furnace, and spake, () and said, () Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, () and come () hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, came forth () of the midst of the fire.
[27] And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king’s counsellors, being gathered together, () saw () these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, () nor was an hair of their head singed, () neither were their coats changed, () nor the smell of fire had passed () on them.
[28] Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, () and said, () Blessed () be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent () his angel, and delivered () his servants that trusted () in him, and have changed () the king’s word, and 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 () any thing amiss () against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall be cut () in pieces, and their houses shall be made () a dunghill: because there is no other God that can () deliver () after this sort.
[30] Then the king promoted () Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in the province of Babylon.

Daniel 3:4a Cald. with might
Daniel 3:4b Cald. they commanded
Daniel 3:5 Or, singing. Cald. Symphony
Daniel 3:12 Cald. have set no regard upon thee
Daniel 3:14 Or, of purpose, as Exodus 21.13
Daniel 3:19 Cald. filled
Daniel 3:20 Cald. mighty of strength
Daniel 3:21a Or, mantles
Daniel 3:21b Or, turbant
Daniel 3:22a Cald. word
Daniel 3:22b Or, spark
Daniel 3:24 Or, governors
Daniel 3:25 Cald. there is no hurt in them
Daniel 3:26 Cald. door
Daniel 3:29 Cald. a decree is made by me
Daniel 3:30 Cald. made to prosper

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Daniel 3 (BYZ)

[1] ετους οκτωκαιδεκατου ναβουχοδονοσορ ο βασιλευς εποιησεν εικονα χρυσην υψος αυτης πηχεων εξηκοντα ευρος αυτης πηχεων εξ και εστησεν αυτην εν πεδιω δειρα εν χωρα βαβυλωνος
[2] και απεστειλεν συναγαγειν τους υπατους και τους στρατηγους και τους τοπαρχας ηγουμενους και τυραννους και τους επ εξουσιων και παντας τους αρχοντας των χωρων ελθειν εις τα εγκαινια της εικονος ης εστησεν ναβουχοδονοσορ ο βασιλευς
[3] και συνηχθησαν οι τοπαρχαι υπατοι στρατηγοι ηγουμενοι τυραννοι μεγαλοι οι επ εξουσιων και παντες οι αρχοντες των χωρων εις τον εγκαινισμον της εικονος ης εστησεν ναβουχοδονοσορ ο βασιλευς και ειστηκεισαν ενωπιον της εικονος ης εστησεν ναβουχοδονοσορ
[4] και ο κηρυξ εβοα εν ισχυι υμιν λεγεται λαοι φυλαι γλωσσαι
[5] η αν ωρα ακουσητε της φωνης της σαλπιγγος συριγγος τε και κιθαρας σαμβυκης και ψαλτηριου και συμφωνιας και παντος γενους μουσικων πιπτοντες προσκυνειτε τη εικονι τη χρυση η εστησεν ναβουχοδονοσορ ο βασιλευς
[6] και ος αν μη πεσων προσκυνηση αυτη τη ωρα εμβληθησεται εις την καμινον του πυρος την καιομενην
[7] και εγενετο οτε ηκουσαν οι λαοι της φωνης της σαλπιγγος συριγγος τε και κιθαρας σαμβυκης και ψαλτηριου και συμφωνιας και παντος γενους μουσικων πιπτοντες παντες οι λαοι φυλαι γλωσσαι προσεκυνουν τη εικονι τη χρυση η εστησεν ναβουχοδονοσορ ο βασιλευς
[8] τοτε προσηλθοσαν ανδρες χαλδαιοι και διεβαλον τους ιουδαιους
[9] τω βασιλει ναβουχοδονοσορ βασιλευ εις τους αιωνας ζηθι
[10] συ βασιλευ εθηκας δογμα παντα ανθρωπον ος αν ακουση της φωνης της σαλπιγγος συριγγος τε και κιθαρας σαμβυκης και ψαλτηριου και συμφωνιας και παντος γενους μουσικων
[11] και μη πεσων προσκυνηση τη εικονι τη χρυση εμβληθησεται εις την καμινον του πυρος την καιομενην
[12] εισιν ανδρες ιουδαιοι ους κατεστησας επι τα εργα της χωρας βαβυλωνος σεδραχ μισαχ αβδεναγω οι ανδρες εκεινοι ουχ υπηκουσαν βασιλευ τω δογματι σου τοις θεοις σου ου λατρευουσιν και τη εικονι τη χρυση η εστησας ου προσκυνουσιν
[13] τοτε ναβουχοδονοσορ εν θυμω και οργη ειπεν αγαγειν τον σεδραχ μισαχ και αβδεναγω και ηχθησαν ενωπιον του βασιλεως
[14] και απεκριθη ναβουχοδονοσορ και ειπεν αυτοις ει αληθως σεδραχ μισαχ αβδεναγω τοις θεοις μου ου λατρευετε και τη εικονι τη χρυση η εστησα ου προσκυνειτε
[15] νυν ουν ει εχετε ετοιμως ινα ως αν ακουσητε της φωνης της σαλπιγγος συριγγος τε και κιθαρας σαμβυκης και ψαλτηριου και συμφωνιας και παντος γενους μουσικων πεσοντες προσκυνησητε τη εικονι η εποιησα εαν δε μη προσκυνησητε αυτη τη ωρα εμβληθησεσθε εις την καμινον του πυρος την καιομενην και τις εστιν θεος ος εξελειται υμας εκ των χειρων μου
[16] και απεκριθησαν σεδραχ μισαχ αβδεναγω λεγοντες τω βασιλει ναβουχοδονοσορ ου χρειαν εχομεν ημεις περι του ρηματος τουτου αποκριθηναι σοι
[17] εστιν γαρ θεος ω ημεις λατρευομεν δυνατος εξελεσθαι ημας εκ της καμινου του πυρος της καιομενης και εκ των χειρων σου βασιλευ ρυσεται ημας
[18] και εαν μη γνωστον εστω σοι βασιλευ οτι τοις θεοις σου ου λατρευομεν και τη εικονι τη χρυση η εστησας ου προσκυνουμεν
[19] τοτε ναβουχοδονοσορ επλησθη θυμου και η οψις του προσωπου αυτου ηλλοιωθη επι σεδραχ μισαχ και αβδεναγω και ειπεν εκκαυσαι την καμινον επταπλασιως εως ου εις τελος εκκαη
[20] και ανδρας ισχυρους ισχυι ειπεν πεδησαντας τον σεδραχ μισαχ και αβδεναγω εμβαλειν εις την καμινον του πυρος την καιομενην
[21] τοτε οι ανδρες εκεινοι επεδηθησαν συν τοις σαραβαροις αυτων και τιαραις και περικνημισι και ενδυμασιν αυτων και εβληθησαν εις μεσον της καμινου του πυρος της καιομενης
[22] επει το ρημα του βασιλεως υπερισχυεν και η καμινος εξεκαυθη εκ περισσου
[23] και οι τρεις ουτοι σεδραχ μισαχ και αβδεναγω επεσον εις μεσον της καμινου του πυρος της καιομενης πεπεδημενοι [3:24] και περιεπατουν εν μεσω της φλογος υμνουντες τον θεον και ευλογουντες τον κυριον
[24] [3:91] και ναβουχοδονοσορ ηκουσεν υμνουντων αυτων και εθαυμασεν και εξανεστη εν σπουδη και ειπεν τοις μεγιστασιν αυτου ουχι ανδρας τρεις εβαλομεν εις μεσον του πυρος πεπεδημενους και ειπαν τω βασιλει αληθως βασιλευ
[25] [3:92] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς ιδου εγω ορω ανδρας τεσσαρας λελυμενους και περιπατουντας εν μεσω του πυρος και διαφθορα ουκ εστιν εν αυτοις και η ορασις του τεταρτου ομοια υιω θεου
[26] [3:93] τοτε προσηλθεν ναβουχοδονοσορ προς την θυραν της καμινου του πυρος της καιομενης και ειπεν σεδραχ μισαχ αβδεναγω οι δουλοι του θεου του υψιστου εξελθετε και δευτε και εξηλθον σεδραχ μισαχ αβδεναγω εκ μεσου του πυρος
[27] [3:94] και συναγονται οι σατραπαι και οι στρατηγοι και οι τοπαρχαι και οι δυνασται του βασιλεως και εθεωρουν τους ανδρας οτι ουκ εκυριευσεν το πυρ του σωματος αυτων και η θριξ της κεφαλης αυτων ουκ εφλογισθη και τα σαραβαρα αυτων ουκ ηλλοιωθη και οσμη πυρος ουκ ην εν αυτοις
[28] [3:95] και απεκριθη ναβουχοδονοσορ και ειπεν ευλογητος ο θεος του σεδραχ μισαχ αβδεναγω ος απεστειλεν τον αγγελον αυτου και εξειλατο τους παιδας αυτου οτι επεποιθεισαν επ αυτω και το ρημα του βασιλεως ηλλοιωσαν και παρεδωκαν τα σωματα αυτων εις πυρ οπως μη λατρευσωσιν μηδε προσκυνησωσιν παντι θεω αλλ η τω θεω αυτων
[29] [3:96] και εγω εκτιθεμαι δογμα πας λαος φυλη γλωσσα η αν ειπη βλασφημιαν κατα του θεου σεδραχ μισαχ αβδεναγω εις απωλειαν εσονται και οι οικοι αυτων εις διαρπαγην καθοτι ουκ εστιν θεος ετερος οστις δυνησεται ρυσασθαι ουτως
[30] [3:97] τοτε ο βασιλευς κατευθυνεν τον σεδραχ μισαχ αβδεναγω εν τη χωρα βαβυλωνος και ηξιωσεν αυτους ηγεισθαι παντων των ιουδαιων των οντων εν τη βασιλεια αυτου

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