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ISA-11:9 ...for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD,

as the waters cover the sea.

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Daniel 3

1. Nebuchadnezzar <5020 N@buwkadnetstsar > the king <4430 melek

> made <5648 <abad > an image <6755 tselem > of gold <1722 d@hab

>, whose <1768 diy > height <7314 ruwm > [was] threescore <8361

shittiyn > cubits <0521 >ammah >, [and] the breadth <6613 p@thay

> thereof six <8353 sheth > cubits <0521 >ammah >: he set <6966

quwm > it up in the plain <1236 biq<a> > of Dura <1757 Duwra> >,

in the province <4083 m@diynah > of Babylon <0895 Babel >.

2 Then Nebuchadnezzar <5020 N@buwkadnetstsar > the king <4430

melek > sent <7972 sh@lach > to gather <3673 kanash > together

the princes <0324 >achashdarpan >, the governors <5461 cagan >,

and the captains <6347 pechah >, the judges <0148 >adargazer >,

the treasurers <1411 g@dabar >, the counsellors <1884 d@thabar >,

the sheriffs <8614 tiphtay >, and all <3606 kol > the rulers

<7984 shiltown > of the provinces <4082 m@diynah >, to come

<0858 >athah > to the dedication <2597 chanukka> > of the image

<6755 tselem > which <1768 diy > Nebuchadnezzar <5020

N@buwkadnetstsar > the king <4430 melek > had set <6966 quwm >

up.

3 Then <0116 >edayin > the princes <0324 >achashdarpan >, the

governors <5461 cagan >, and captains <6347 pechah >, the judges

<0148 >adargazer >, the treasurers <1411 g@dabar >, the

counsellors <1884 d@thabar >, the sheriffs <8614 tiphtay >, and

all <3606 kol > the rulers <7984 shiltown > of the provinces

<4082 m@diynah >, were gathered <3673 kanash > together unto the

dedication <2597 chanukka> > of the image <6755 tselem > that

Nebuchadnezzar <5020 N@buwkadnetstsar > the king <4430 melek >

had set <6966 quwm > up; and they stood <6966 quwm > before

<6903 q@bel > the image <6755 tselem > that Nebuchadnezzar <5020

N@buwkadnetstsar > had set <6966 quwm > up.

4 Then an herald <3744 karowz > cried <7123 q@ra> > aloud <2429

chayil >, To you it is commanded <0560 >amar >, O people <5972

<am >, nations <0524 >ummah >, and languages <3961 lishshan >,

5 [That] at what <1768 diy > time <5732 <iddan > ye hear <8086

sh@ma< > the sound <7032 qal > of the cornet <7162 qeren >,

flute <4953 mashrowqiy >, harp <7030 qiytharoc >, sackbut <5443

cabb@ka> >, psaltery <6460 p@canteriyn >, dulcimer <5481

cuwmpown@yah >, and all <3606 kol > kinds <2177 zan > of musick

<2170 z@mar >, ye fall <5308 n@phal > down and worship <5457

c@gid > the golden <1722 d@hab > image <6755 tselem > that

Nebuchadnezzar <5020 N@buwkadnetstsar > the king <4430 melek >

hath set <6966 quwm > up:

6 And whoso falleth <5308 n@phal > not down and worshippeth

<5457 c@gid > shall the same hour <8160 sha<ah > be cast <7412

r@mah > into the midst <1459 gav > of a burning <3345 y@qad >

fiery <5135 nuwr > furnace <0861 >attuwn >.

7 Therefore at that time <2166 z@man >, when <1768 diy > all

<3606 kol > the people <5972 <am > heard <8086 sh@ma< > the

sound <7032 qal > of the cornet <7162 qeren >, flute <4953

mashrowqiy >, harp <7030 qiytharoc >, sackbut <5443 cabb@ka> >,

psaltery <6460 p@canteriyn >, and all <3606 kol > kinds <2177

zan > of musick <2170 z@mar >, all <3606 kol > the people <5972

<am >, the nations <0524 >ummah >, and the languages <3961

lishshan >, fell <5308 n@phal > down [and] worshipped <5457

c@gid > the golden <1722 d@hab > image <6755 tselem > that

Nebuchadnezzar <5020 N@buwkadnetstsar > the king <4430 melek >

had set <6966 quwm > up.

8. Wherefore at that time <2166 z@man > certain <1400 g@bar >

Chaldeans <3779 Kasday > came <7127 q@reb > near <7127 q@reb >,

and accused <7170 q@rats > the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy >.

9 They spake <6032 <anah > and said <0560 >amar > to the king

<4430 melek > Nebuchadnezzar <5020 N@buwkadnetstsar >, O king

<4430 melek >, live <2418 chaya> > for ever <5957 <alam >.

10 Thou, O king <4430 melek >, hast made <7761 suwm > a decree

<2942 t@<em >, that every <3606 kol > man <0606 >enash > that

shall hear <8086 sh@ma< > the sound <7032 qal > of the cornet

<7162 qeren >, flute <4953 mashrowqiy >, harp <7030 qiytharoc >,

sackbut <5443 cabb@ka> >, psaltery <6460 p@canteriyn >, and

dulcimer <5481 cuwmpown@yah >, and all <3606 kol > kinds <2177

zan > of musick <2170 z@mar >, shall fall <5308 n@phal > down

and worship <5457 c@gid > the golden <1722 d@hab > image <6755

tselem >:

11 And whoso falleth <5308 n@phal > not down and worshippeth

<5457 c@gid >, [that] he should be cast <7412 r@mah > into the

midst <1459 gav > of a burning <3345 y@qad > fiery <5135 nuwr >

furnace <0861 >attuwn >.

12 There are certain <1400 g@bar > Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy > whom

<3487 yath > thou hast set <4483 m@na> > over <5921 <al > the

affairs <5673 <abiydah > of the province <4083 m@diynah > of

Babylon <0895 Babel >, Shadrach <7715 Shadrak >, Meshach <4336

Meyshak >, and Abednego <5665 <Abed N@gow> >; these <0479 >illek

> men <1400 g@bar >, O king <4430 melek >, have not regarded

thee: they serve <6399 p@lach > not thy gods <0426 >elahh >, nor

<3809 la> > worship <5457 c@gid > the golden <1722 d@hab > image

<6755 tselem > which <1768 diy > thou hast set <6966 quwm > up.

13 Then <0116 >edayin > Nebuchadnezzar <5020 N@buwkadnetstsar >

in [his] rage <7266 r@gaz > and fury <2528 chema> > commanded

<0560 >amar > to bring <0858 >athah > Shadrach <7715 Shadrak >,

Meshach <4336 Meyshak >, and Abednego <5665 <Abed N@gow> >. Then

<0116 >edayin > they brought <0858 >athah > these <0479 >illek >

men <1400 g@bar > before <6925 qodam > the king <4430 melek >.

14 Nebuchadnezzar <5020 N@buwkadnetstsar > spake <6032 <anah >

and said <0560 >amar > unto them, [Is it] true <6656 ts@da> >, O

Shadrach <7715 Shadrak >, Meshach <4336 Meyshak >, and Abednego

<5665 <Abed N@gow> >, do not ye serve <6399 p@lach > my gods

<0426 >elahh >, nor <3809 la> > worship <5457 c@gid > the golden

<1722 d@hab > image <6755 tselem > which <1768 diy > I have set

<6966 quwm > up?

15 Now <3705 k@<an > if <2006 hen > ye be ready <6263 <athiyd >

that at what <1768 diy > time <5732 <iddan > ye hear <8086

sh@ma< > the sound <7032 qal > of the cornet <7162 qeren >,

flute <4953 mashrowqiy >, harp <7030 qiytharoc >, sackbut <5443

cabb@ka> >, psaltery <6460 p@canteriyn >, and dulcimer <5481

cuwmpown@yah >, and all <3606 kol > kinds <2177 zan > of musick

<2170 z@mar >, ye fall <5308 n@phal > down and worship <5457

c@gid > the image <6755 tselem > which <1768 diy > I have made

<5648 <abad >; [well]: but if <2006 hen > ye worship <5457 c@gid

> not, ye shall be cast <7412 r@mah > the same hour <8160 sha<ah

> into the midst <1459 gav > of a burning <3345 y@qad > fiery

<5135 nuwr > furnace <0861 >attuwn >; and who <4479 man > [is]

that God <0426 >elahh > that shall deliver <7804 sh@zab > you

out of my hands <3028 yad >?

16 Shadrach <7715 Shadrak >, Meshach <4336 Meyshak >, and

Abednego <5665 <Abed N@gow> >, answered <6032 <anah > and said

<0560 >amar > to the king <4430 melek >, O Nebuchadnezzar <5020

N@buwkadnetstsar >, we [are] not careful <2818 chashach > to

answer <8421 tuwb > thee in this <1836 den > matter <6600

pithgam >.

17 If <2006 hen > it be [so], our God <0426 >elahh > whom <1768

diy > we serve <6399 p@lach > is able <3202 y@kel > to deliver

<7804 sh@zab > us from the burning <3345 y@qad > fiery <5135

nuwr > furnace <0861 >attuwn >, and he will deliver <7804 sh@zab

> [us] out of thine hand <3028 yad >, O king <4430 melek >.

18 But if not, be it known <3046 y@da< > unto thee, O king

<4430 melek >, that we will not serve <6399 p@lach > thy gods

<0426 >elahh >, nor <3809 la> > worship <5457 c@gid > the golden

<1722 d@hab > image <6755 tselem > which <1768 diy > thou hast

set <6966 quwm > up.

19. Then <0116 >edayin > was Nebuchadnezzar <5020

N@buwkadnetstsar > full <4391 m@la> > of fury <2528 chema> >,

and the form <6755 tselem > of his visage <0600 >anaph > was

changed <8133 sh@na> > against <5922 <al > Shadrach <7715

Shadrak >, Meshach <4336 Meyshak >, and Abednego <5665 <Abed

N@gow> >: [therefore] he spake <6032 <anah >, and commanded

<0560 >amar > that they should heat <0228 >aza> > the furnace

<0861 >attuwn > one <2298 chad > seven <7655 shib<ah > times

more <5922 <al > than <1768 diy > it was wont <2370 chaza> > to

be heated <0228 >aza> >.

20 And he commanded <0560 >amar > the most <2429 chayil >

mighty <1401 gibbar > men <1400 g@bar > that [were] in his army

<2429 chayil > to bind <3729 k@phath > Shadrach <7715 Shadrak >,

Meshach <4336 Meyshak >, and Abednego <5665 <Abed N@gow> >,

[and] to cast <7412 r@mah > [them] into the burning <3345 y@qad

> fiery <5135 nuwr > furnace <0861 >attuwn >.

21 Then <0116 >edayin > these <0479 >illek > men <1400 g@bar >

were bound <3729 k@phath > in their coats <5622 carbal >, their

hosen <6361 pattiysh >, and their hats <3737 karb@la< >, and

their [other] garments <3831 l@buwsh >, and were cast <7412

r@mah > into the midst <1459 gav > of the burning <3345 y@qad >

fiery <5135 nuwr > furnace <0861 >attuwn >.

22 Therefore because the king's <4430 melek > commandment <4406

millah > was urgent <2685 chatsaph >, and the furnace <0861

>attuwn > exceeding <2493 chelem > hot <0228 >aza> >, the flame

<7631 s@biyb > of the fire <5135 nuwr > slew <6992 q@tal > those

<0479 >illek > men <1400 g@bar > that took <5267 n@caq > up

Shadrach <7715 Shadrak >, Meshach <4336 Meyshak >, and Abednego

<5665 <Abed N@gow> >.

23 And these <0479 >illek > three <8532 t@lath > men <1400

g@bar >, Shadrach <7715 Shadrak >, Meshach <4336 Meyshak >, and

Abednego <5665 <Abed N@gow> >, fell <5308 n@phal > down bound

<3729 k@phath > into the midst <1459 gav > of the burning <3345

y@qad > fiery <5135 nuwr > furnace <0861 >attuwn >.

24 Then <0116 >edayin > Nebuchadnezzar <5020 N@buwkadnetstsar >

the king <4430 melek > was astonied <8429 t@vahh >, and rose

<6965 quwm > up in haste <0927 b@hal >, [and] spake <6032 <anah

>, and said <0560 >amar > unto his counsellors <1907 haddabar >,

Did not we cast <7412 r@mah > three <8532 t@lath > men <1400

g@bar > bound <3729 k@phath > into the midst <1459 gav > of the

fire <5135 nuwr >? They answered <6032 <anah > and said <0560

>amar > unto the king <4430 melek >, True <3330 yatstsiyb >, O

king <4430 melek >.

25 He answered <6032 <anah > and said <0560 >amar >, Lo <1888

he> >, I see <2370 chaza> > four <0703 >arba< > men <1400 g@bar

> loose <8271 sh@re> >, walking <1981 halak > in the midst <1459

gav > of the fire <5135 nuwr >, and they have <0383 >iythay > no

<3809 la> > hurt <2257 chabal >; and the form <7299 rev > of the

fourth <7244 r@biy<ay > is like <1821 d@mah > the Son <1247 bar

> of God <0426 >elahh >.

26 Then <0116 >edayin > Nebuchadnezzar <5020 N@buwkadnetstsar >

came <7127 q@reb > near <7127 q@reb > to the mouth <8651 t@ra< >

of the burning <3345 y@qad > fiery <5135 nuwr > furnace <0861

>attuwn >, [and] spake <6032 <anah >, and said <0560 >amar >,

Shadrach <7715 Shadrak >, Meshach <4336 Meyshak >, and Abednego

<5665 <Abed N@gow> >, ye servants <5649 <abad > of the most

<5943 <illay > high <5943 <illay > God <0426 >elahh >, come

<5312 n@phaq > forth <5312 n@phaq >, and come <0858 >athah >

[hither]. Then <0116 >edayin > Shadrach <7715 Shadrak >, Meshach

<4336 Meyshak >, and Abednego <5665 <Abed N@gow> >, came <5312

n@phaq > forth <5312 n@phaq > of the midst <1459 gav > of the

fire <5135 nuwr >.

27 And the princes <0324 >achashdarpan >, governors <5461 cagan

>, and captains <6347 pechah >, and the king's <4430 melek >

counsellors <1907 haddabar >, being gathered <3673 kanash >

together, saw <2370 chaza> > these <0479 >illek > men <1400

g@bar >, upon whose <1768 diy > bodies <1655 geshem > the fire

<5135 nuwr > had no <3809 la> > power <7981 sh@let >, nor <3809

la> > was an hair <8177 s@<ar > of their head <7217 re>sh >

singed <2761 charak >, neither <3809 la> > were their coats

<5622 carbal > changed <8133 sh@na> >, nor <3809 la> > the smell

<7382 reyach > of fire <5135 nuwr > had passed <5709 <ada> > on

them.

28. [Then] Nebuchadnezzar <5020 N@buwkadnetstsar > spake <6032

<anah >, and said <0560 >amar >, Blessed <1289 b@rak > [be] the

God <0426 >elahh > of Shadrach <7715 Shadrak >, Meshach <4336

Meyshak >, and Abednego <5665 <Abed N@gow> >, who <1768 diy >

hath sent <7972 sh@lach > his angel <4398 mal>ak >, and

delivered <7804 sh@zab > his servants <5649 <abad > that trusted

<7365 r@chats > in him, and have changed <8133 sh@na> > the

king's <4430 melek > word <4406 millah >, and yielded <3052

y@hab > their bodies <1655 geshem >, that they might not serve

<6399 p@lach > nor <3809 la> > worship <5457 c@gid > any <3606

kol > god <0426 >elahh >, except <3861 lawhen > their own God

<0426 >elahh >.

29 Therefore I make <7761 suwm > a decree <2942 t@<em >, That

every <3606 kol > people <5972 <am >, nation <0524 >ummah >, and

language <3961 lishshan >, which <1768 diy > speak <0560 >amar >

any thing amiss <7955 shalah > against <5922 <al > the God <0426

>elahh > of Shadrach <7715 Shadrak >, Meshach <4336 Meyshak >,

and Abednego <5665 <Abed N@gow> >, shall be cut <5648 <abad > in

pieces <1917 haddam >, and their houses <1005 bayith > shall be

made <7739 sh@vah > a dunghill <5122 n@valuw >: because there is

no <3809 la> > other <0321 >ochoran > God <0426 >elahh > that

can <3202 y@kel > deliver <5338 n@tsal > after <1863 dardar >

this <1836 den > sort.

30 Then <0116 >edayin > the king <4430 melek > promoted <6744

ts@lach > Shadrach <7715 Shadrak >, Meshach <4336 Meyshak >, and

Abednego <5665 <Abed N@gow> >, in the province <4082 m@diynah >

of Babylon <0895 Babel >.