Daniel 3

3:1 Nebuchadnezzar <G 5020> the king <G 4430> made <G 5648> an

image <G 6755> of gold <G 1722>, whose <G 1768> height <G 7314>

[was] threescore <G 8361> cubits <G 0521>, [and] the breadth <G

6613> thereof six <G 8353> cubits <G 0521>: he set <G 6966> it

up in the plain <G 1236> of Dura <G 1757>, in the province <G

4083> of Babylon <G 0895>.

3:2 Then Nebuchadnezzar <G 5020> the king <G 4430> sent <G 7972>

to gather <G 3673> together the princes <G 0324>, the governors

<G 5461>, and the captains <G 6347>, the judges <G 0148>, the

treasurers <G 1411>, the counsellors <G 1884>, the sheriffs <G

8614>, and all <G 3606> the rulers <G 7984> of the provinces <G

4082>, to come <G 0858> to the dedication <G 2597> of the image

<G 6755> which <G 1768> Nebuchadnezzar <G 5020> the king <G

4430> had set <G 6966> up.

3:3 Then <G 0116> the princes <G 0324>, the governors <G 5461>,

and captains <G 6347>, the judges <G 0148>, the treasurers <G

1411>, the counsellors <G 1884>, the sheriffs <G 8614>, and all

<G 3606> the rulers <G 7984> of the provinces <G 4082>, were

gathered <G 3673> together unto the dedication <G 2597> of the

image <G 6755> that Nebuchadnezzar <G 5020> the king <G 4430>

had set <G 6966> up; and they stood <G 6966> before <G 6903> the

image <G 6755> that Nebuchadnezzar <G 5020> had set <G 6966> up.

3:4 Then an herald <G 3744> cried <G 7123> aloud <G 2429>, To

you it is commanded <G 0560>, O people <G 5972>, nations <G

0524>, and languages <G 3961>,

3:5 [That] at what <G 1768> time <G 5732> ye hear <G 8086> the

sound <G 7032> of the cornet <G 7162>, flute <G 4953>, harp <G

7030>, sackbut <G 5443>, psaltery <G 6460>, dulcimer <G 5481>,

and all <G 3606> kinds <G 2177> of musick <G 2170>, ye fall <G

5308> down and worship <G 5457> the golden <G 1722> image <G

6755> that Nebuchadnezzar <G 5020> the king <G 4430> hath set <G

6966> up:

3:6 And whoso falleth <G 5308> not down and worshippeth <G 5457>

shall the same hour <G 8160> be cast <G 7412> into the midst <G

1459> of a burning <G 3345> fiery <G 5135> furnace <G 0861>.

3:7 Therefore at that time <G 2166>, when <G 1768> all <G 3606>

the people <G 5972> heard <G 8086> the sound <G 7032> of the

cornet <G 7162>, flute <G 4953>, harp <G 7030>, sackbut <G 5443>,

 psaltery <G 6460>, and all <G 3606> kinds <G 2177> of musick <G

2170>, all <G 3606> the people <G 5972>, the nations <G 0524>,

and the languages <G 3961>, fell <G 5308> down [and] worshipped

<G 5457> the golden <G 1722> image <G 6755> that Nebuchadnezzar

<G 5020> the king <G 4430> had set <G 6966> up.

3:8 Wherefore at that time <G 2166> certain <G 1400> Chaldeans

<G 3779> came <G 7127> near <G 7127>, and accused <G 7170> the

Jews <G 3064>.

3:9 They spake <G 6032> and said <G 0560> to the king <G 4430>

Nebuchadnezzar <G 5020>, O king <G 4430>, live <G 2418> for ever

<G 5957>.

3:10 Thou, O king <G 4430>, hast made <G 7761> a decree <G 2942>,

 that every <G 3606> man <G 0606> that shall hear <G 8086> the

sound <G 7032> of the cornet <G 7162>, flute <G 4953>, harp <G

7030>, sackbut <G 5443>, psaltery <G 6460>, and dulcimer <G

5481>, and all <G 3606> kinds <G 2177> of musick <G 2170>, shall

fall <G 5308> down and worship <G 5457> the golden <G 1722>

image <G 6755>:

3:11 And whoso falleth <G 5308> not down and worshippeth <G

5457>, [that] he should be cast <G 7412> into the midst <G 1459>

of a burning <G 3345> fiery <G 5135> furnace <G 0861>.

3:12 There are certain <G 1400> Jews <G 3064> whom <G 3487> thou

hast set <G 4483> over <G 5921> the affairs <G 5673> of the

province <G 4083> of Babylon <G 0895>, Shadrach <G 7715>,

Meshach <G 4336>, and Abednego <G 5665>; these <G 0479> men <G

1400>, O king <G 4430>, have not regarded thee: they serve <G

6399> not thy gods <G 0426>, nor <G 3809> worship <G 5457> the

golden <G 1722> image <G 6755> which <G 1768> thou hast set <G

6966> up.

3:13 Then <G 0116> Nebuchadnezzar <G 5020> in [his] rage <G

7266> and fury <G 2528> commanded <G 0560> to bring <G 0858>

Shadrach <G 7715>, Meshach <G 4336>, and Abednego <G 5665>. Then

<G 0116> they brought <G 0858> these <G 0479> men <G 1400>

before <G 6925> the king <G 4430>.

3:14 Nebuchadnezzar <G 5020> spake <G 6032> and said <G 0560>

unto them, [Is it] true <G 6656>, O Shadrach <G 7715>, Meshach

<G 4336>, and Abednego <G 5665>, do not ye serve <G 6399> my

gods <G 0426>, nor <G 3809> worship <G 5457> the golden <G 1722>

image <G 6755> which <G 1768> I have set <G 6966> up?

3:15 Now <G 3705> if <G 2006> ye be ready <G 6263> that at what

<G 1768> time <G 5732> ye hear <G 8086> the sound <G 7032> of

the cornet <G 7162>, flute <G 4953>, harp <G 7030>, sackbut <G

5443>, psaltery <G 6460>, and dulcimer <G 5481>, and all <G

3606> kinds <G 2177> of musick <G 2170>, ye fall <G 5308> down

and worship <G 5457> the image <G 6755> which <G 1768> I have

made <G 5648>; [well]: but if <G 2006> ye worship <G 5457> not,

ye shall be cast <G 7412> the same hour <G 8160> into the midst

<G 1459> of a burning <G 3345> fiery <G 5135> furnace <G 0861>;

and who <G 4479> [is] that God <G 0426> that shall deliver <G

7804> you out of my hands <G 3028>?

3:16 Shadrach <G 7715>, Meshach <G 4336>, and Abednego <G 5665>,

answered <G 6032> and said <G 0560> to the king <G 4430>, O

Nebuchadnezzar <G 5020>, we [are] not careful <G 2818> to answer

<G 8421> thee in this <G 1836> matter <G 6600>.

3:17 If <G 2006> it be [so], our God <G 0426> whom <G 1768> we

serve <G 6399> is able <G 3202> to deliver <G 7804> us from the

burning <G 3345> fiery <G 5135> furnace <G 0861>, and he will

deliver <G 7804> [us] out of thine hand <G 3028>, O king <G

4430>.

3:18 But if not, be it known <G 3046> unto thee, O king <G 4430>,

 that we will not serve <G 6399> thy gods <G 0426>, nor <G 3809>

worship <G 5457> the golden <G 1722> image <G 6755> which <G

1768> thou hast set <G 6966> up.

3:19 Then <G 0116> was Nebuchadnezzar <G 5020> full <G 4391> of

fury <G 2528>, and the form <G 6755> of his visage <G 0600> was

changed <G 8133> against <G 5922> Shadrach <G 7715>, Meshach <G

4336>, and Abednego <G 5665>: [therefore] he spake <G 6032>, and

commanded <G 0560> that they should heat <G 0228> the furnace <G

0861> one <G 2298> seven <G 7655> times more <G 5922> than <G

1768> it was wont <G 2370> to be heated <G 0228>.

3:20 And he commanded <G 0560> the most <G 2429> mighty <G 1401>

men <G 1400> that [were] in his army <G 2429> to bind <G 3729>

Shadrach <G 7715>, Meshach <G 4336>, and Abednego <G 5665>,

[and] to cast <G 7412> [them] into the burning <G 3345> fiery <G

5135> furnace <G 0861>.

3:21 Then <G 0116> these <G 0479> men <G 1400> were bound <G

3729> in their coats <G 5622>, their hosen <G 6361>, and their

hats <G 3737>, and their [other] garments <G 3831>, and were

cast <G 7412> into the midst <G 1459> of the burning <G 3345>

fiery <G 5135> furnace <G 0861>.

3:22 Therefore because the king's <G 4430> commandment <G 4406>

was urgent <G 2685>, and the furnace <G 0861> exceeding <G 2493>

hot <G 0228>, the flame <G 7631> of the fire <G 5135> slew <G

6992> those <G 0479> men <G 1400> that took <G 5267> up Shadrach

<G 7715>, Meshach <G 4336>, and Abednego <G 5665>.

3:23 And these <G 0479> three <G 8532> men <G 1400>, Shadrach <G

7715>, Meshach <G 4336>, and Abednego <G 5665>, fell <G 5308>

down bound <G 3729> into the midst <G 1459> of the burning <G

3345> fiery <G 5135> furnace <G 0861>.

3:24 Then <G 0116> Nebuchadnezzar <G 5020> the king <G 4430> was

astonied <G 8429>, and rose <G 6965> up in haste <G 0927>, [and]

spake <G 6032>, and said <G 0560> unto his counsellors <G 1907>,

Did not we cast <G 7412> three <G 8532> men <G 1400> bound <G

3729> into the midst <G 1459> of the fire <G 5135>? They

answered <G 6032> and said <G 0560> unto the king <G 4430>, True

<G 3330>, O king <G 4430>.

3:25 He answered <G 6032> and said <G 0560>, Lo <G 1888>, I see

<G 2370> four <G 0703> men <G 1400> loose <G 8271>, walking <G

1981> in the midst <G 1459> of the fire <G 5135>, and they have

<G 0383> no <G 3809> hurt <G 2257>; and the form <G 7299> of the

fourth <G 7244> is like <G 1821> the Son <G 1247> of God <G

0426>.

3:26 Then <G 0116> Nebuchadnezzar <G 5020> came <G 7127> near <G

7127> to the mouth <G 8651> of the burning <G 3345> fiery <G

5135> furnace <G 0861>, [and] spake <G 6032>, and said <G 0560>,

Shadrach <G 7715>, Meshach <G 4336>, and Abednego <G 5665>, ye

servants <G 5649> of the most <G 5943> high <G 5943> God <G

0426>, come <G 5312> forth <G 5312>, and come <G 0858> [hither].

Then <G 0116> Shadrach <G 7715>, Meshach <G 4336>, and Abednego

<G 5665>, came <G 5312> forth <G 5312> of the midst <G 1459> of

the fire <G 5135>.

3:27 And the princes <G 0324>, governors <G 5461>, and captains

<G 6347>, and the king's <G 4430> counsellors <G 1907>, being

gathered <G 3673> together, saw <G 2370> these <G 0479> men <G

1400>, upon whose <G 1768> bodies <G 1655> the fire <G 5135> had

no <G 3809> power <G 7981>, nor <G 3809> was an hair <G 8177> of

their head <G 7217> singed <G 2761>, neither <G 3809> were their

coats <G 5622> changed <G 8133>, nor <G 3809> the smell <G 7382>

of fire <G 5135> had passed <G 5709> on them.

3:28 [Then] Nebuchadnezzar <G 5020> spake <G 6032>, and said <G

0560>, Blessed <G 1289> [be] the God <G 0426> of Shadrach <G

7715>, Meshach <G 4336>, and Abednego <G 5665>, who <G 1768>

hath sent <G 7972> his angel <G 4398>, and delivered <G 7804>

his servants <G 5649> that trusted <G 7365> in him, and have

changed <G 8133> the king's <G 4430> word <G 4406>, and yielded

<G 3052> their bodies <G 1655>, that they might not serve <G

6399> nor <G 3809> worship <G 5457> any <G 3606> god <G 0426>,

except <G 3861> their own God <G 0426>.

3:29 Therefore I make <G 7761> a decree <G 2942>, That every <G

3606> people <G 5972>, nation <G 0524>, and language <G 3961>,

which <G 1768> speak <G 0560> any thing amiss <G 7955> against

<G 5922> the God <G 0426> of Shadrach <G 7715>, Meshach <G 4336>,

 and Abednego <G 5665>, shall be cut <G 5648> in pieces <G 1917>,

 and their houses <G 1005> shall be made <G 7739> a dunghill <G

5122>: because there is no <G 3809> other <G 0321> God <G 0426>

that can <G 3202> deliver <G 5338> after <G 1863> this <G 1836>

sort.

3:30 Then <G 0116> the king <G 4430> promoted <G 6744> Shadrach

<G 7715>, Meshach <G 4336>, and Abednego <G 5665>, in the

province <G 4082> of Babylon <G 0895>.



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