3:1 Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430 made 5648 8754 an image 6755 of gold 1722, whose height 7314 [was] threescore 8361 cubits 521, [and] the breadth 6613 thereof six 8353 cubits 521: he set it up 6966 8684 in the plain 1236 of Dura 1757, in the province 4083 of Babylon 895.

3:2 Then Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430 sent 7972 8754 to gather together 3673 8749 the princes 324, the governors 5460, and the captains 6347, the judges 148, the treasurers 1411, the counsellors 1884, the sheriffs 8614, and all 3606 the rulers 7984 of the provinces 4083, to come 858 8749 to the dedication 2597 of the image 6755 which Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430 had set up 6966 8684.

3:3 Then 116 the princes 324, the governors 5460, and captains 6347, the judges 148, the treasurers 1411, the counsellors 1884, the sheriffs 8614, and all 3606 the rulers 7984 of the provinces 4083, were gathered together 3673 8723 unto the dedication 2597 of the image 6755 that Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430 had set up 6966 8684; and they stood 6966 8750 before 6903 the image 6755 that Nebuchadnezzar 5020 had set up 6966 8684.

3:4 Then an herald 3744 cried 7123 8751 aloud 2429, To you it is commanded 560 8750, O people 5972, nations 524, and languages 3961,(aloud: Cald. with might)(it…: Cald. they command)

3:5 [That] at what time 5732 ye hear 8086 8748 the sound 7032 of the cornet 7162, flute 4953, harp 7030 8675 7030, sackbut 5443, psaltery 6460, dulcimer 5481, and all 3606 kinds 2178 of musick 2170, ye fall down 5308 8748 and worship 5457 8748 the golden 1722 image 6755 that Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430 hath set up 6966 8684:(dulcimer: or, singing: Cald. symphony)

3:6 And whoso 4479 falleth 5308 0 not 3809 down 5308 8748 and worshippeth 5457 8748 shall the same hour 8160 be cast 7412 8729 into the midst 1459 of a burning 3345 8751 fiery 5135 furnace 861.

3:7 Therefore 6903 1836 at that time 2166, when 1768 all 3606 the people 5972 heard 8086 8750 the sound 7032 of the cornet 7162, flute 4953, harp 7030 8675 7030, sackbut 5443, psaltery 6460, and all 3606 kinds 2178 of musick 2170, all 3606 the people 5972, the nations 524, and the languages 3961, fell down 5308 8750 [and] worshipped 5457 8750 the golden 1722 image 6755 that Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430 had set up 6966 8684.

3:8 Wherefore 6903 3606 at that 1836 time 2166 certain 1400 Chaldeans 3779 came near 7127 8754, and accused 7170 399 8754 the Jews 3062.

3:9 They spake 6032 8754 and said 560 8750 to the king 4430 Nebuchadnezzar 5020, O king 4430, live 2418 8747 for ever 5957.

3:10 Thou 607, O king 4430, hast made 7761 8754 a decree 2942, that every 3606 man 606 that shall hear 8086 8748 the sound 7032 of the cornet 7162, flute 4953, harp 7030 8675 7030, sackbut 5443, psaltery 6460, and dulcimer 5481 8675 5481, and all 3606 kinds 2178 of musick 2170, shall fall down 5308 8748 and worship 5457 8748 the golden 1722 image 6755:

3:11 And whoso 4479 falleth 5308 0 not 3809 down 5308 8748 and worshippeth 5457 8748, [that] he should be cast 7412 8729 into the midst 1459 of a burning 3345 8751 fiery 5135 furnace 861.

3:12 There are 383 certain 1400 Jews 3062 whom 3487 thou hast set 4483 8745 over 5922 the affairs 5673 of the province 4083 of Babylon 895, Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665; these 479 men 1400, O king 4430, have 7761 8754 not 3809 regarded 2942 thee 5922: they serve 6399 8750 not 3809 thy gods 426, nor 3809 worship 5457 8750 the golden 1722 image 6755 which thou hast set up 6966 8684.(have…: Cald. have set no regard upon thee)

3:13 Then 116 Nebuchadnezzar 5020 in [his] rage 7266 and fury 2528 commanded 560 8754 to bring 858 8682 Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665. Then 116 they brought 858 8717 these 479 men 1400 before 6925 the king 4430.

3:14 Nebuchadnezzar 5020 spake 6032 8750 and said 560 8750 unto them, [Is it] true 6656, O Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665, do not 3809 ye 383 serve 6399 8750 my gods 426, nor 3809 worship 5457 8750 the golden 1722 image 6755 which I have set 6966 8684 up?(true: or, of purpose)

3:15 Now 3705 if 2006 ye be 383 ready 6263 that at what time 5732 ye hear 8086 8748 the sound 7032 of the cornet 7162, flute 4953, harp 7030 8675 7030, sackbut 5443, psaltery 6460, and dulcimer 5481, and all 3606 kinds 2178 of musick 2170, ye fall down 5308 8748 and worship 5457 8748 the image 6755 which I have made 5648 8754; [well]: but if 2006 ye worship 5457 8748 not 3809, ye shall be cast 7412 8729 the same hour 8160 into the midst 1459 of a burning 3345 8751 fiery 5135 furnace 861; and who 4479 [is] that God 426 that shall deliver 7804 8755 you out of 4481 my hands 3028?

3:16 Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665, answered 6032 8754 and said 560 8750 to the king 4430, O Nebuchadnezzar 5020, we 586 [are] not 3809 careful 2818 8750 to answer 8421 8682 thee in 5922 this 1836 matter 6600.

3:17 If 2006 it be [so], our God 426 whom we 586 serve 6399 8750 is 383 able 3202 8750 to deliver 7804 8756 us from 4481 the burning 3345 8751 fiery 5135 furnace 861, and 4481 0 he will deliver 7804 8755 [us] out of 4481 thine hand 3028, O king 4430.

3:18 But if 2006 not 3809, be it 1934 8748 known 3046 8752 unto thee, O king 4430, that we will 383 not 3809 serve 6399 8750 thy gods 426, nor 3809 worship 5457 8748 the golden 1722 image 6755 which thou hast set up 6966 8684.

3:19 Then 116 was Nebuchadnezzar 5020 full 4391 8728 of fury 2528, and the form 6755 of his visage 600 was changed 8133 8724 against 5922 Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665: [therefore] he spake 6032 8750, and commanded 560 8750 that they should heat 228 8749 the furnace 861 one 2298 seven times 7655 more 5922 than 1768 it was wont 2370 8752 to be heated 228 8749.(full: Cald. filled)

3:20 And he commanded 560 8754 the most 2429 mighty 1401 men 1400 that [were] in his army 2429 to bind 3729 8742 Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665, [and] to cast 7412 8749 [them] into the burning 3345 8751 fiery 5135 furnace 861.(most…: Cald. mighty of strength)

3:21 Then 116 these 479 men 1400 were bound 3729 8760 in their coats 5622, their hosen 6361 8675 6361, and their hats 3737, and their [other] garments 3831, and were cast 7412 8752 into the midst 1459 of the burning 3345 8751 fiery 5135 furnace 861.(coats: or, mantles)(hats: or, turbans)

3:22 Therefore 3606 6903 because 4481 1836 the king's 4430 commandment 4406 was urgent 2685 8683, and the furnace 861 exceeding 3493 hot 228 8752, the flame 7631 of the fire 5135 slew 6992 8745 those 479 men 1400 1994 that took up 5267 8684 Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665.(commandment: Cald. word)(flame: or, spark)

3:23 And these 479 three 8532 men 1400, Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665, fell down 5308 8754 bound 3729 8743 into the midst 1459 of the burning 3345 8751 fiery 5135 furnace 861.

3:24 Then 116 Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430 was astonied 8429 8754, and rose up 6966 8754 in haste 927 8726, [and] spake 6032 8750, and said 560 8750 unto his counsellors 1907, Did not 3809 we cast 7412 8754 three 8532 men 1400 bound 3729 8743 into the midst 1459 of the fire 5135? They answered 6032 8750 and said 560 8750 unto the king 4430, True 3330, O king 4430.(counsellors: or, governors)

3:25 He answered 6032 8750 and said 560 8750, Lo 1888, I 576 see 2370 8751 four 703 men 1400 loose 8271 8750, walking 1981 8683 in the midst 1459 of the fire 5135, and they have 383 no 3809 hurt 2257; and the form 7299 of the fourth 7244 is like 1821 8751 the Son 1247 of God 426.(they…: Cald. there is no hurt in them)

3:26 Then 116 Nebuchadnezzar 5020 came near 7127 8754 to the mouth 8651 of the burning 3345 8751 fiery 5135 furnace 861, [and] spake 6032 8750, and said 560 8750, Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665, ye servants 5649 of the most high 5943 God 426, come forth 5312 8747, and come 858 8747 [hither]. Then 116 Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665, came forth 5312 8750 of 4481 the midst 1459 of the fire 5135.(mouth: Cald. door)

3:27 And the princes 324, governors 5460, and captains 6347, and the king's 4430 counsellors 1907, being gathered together 3673 8723, saw 2370 8751 these 479 men 1400, upon whose bodies 1655 the fire 5135 had no 3809 power 7981 8754, nor 3809 was an hair 8177 of their head 7217 singed 2761 8724, neither 3809 were their coats 5622 changed 8133 8754, nor 3809 the smell 7382 of fire 5135 had passed 5709 8754 on them.

3:28 [Then] Nebuchadnezzar 5020 spake 6032 8750, and said 560 8750, Blessed 1289 8752 [be] the God 426 of Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665, who hath sent 7972 8754 his angel 4398, and delivered 7804 8758 his servants 5649 that trusted 7365 8702 in him 5922, and have changed 8133 8745 the king's 4430 word 4406, and yielded 3052 8754 their bodies 1655, that they might not 3809 serve 6399 8748 nor 3809 worship 5457 8748 any 3606 god 426, except 3861 their own God 426.

3:29 Therefore I 4481 make 7761 8752 a decree 2942, That every 3606 people 5972, nation 524, and language 3961, which speak 560 8748 any thing amiss 7960 8675 7955 against 5922 the God 426 of Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665, shall be cut 5648 8725 in pieces 1917, and their houses 1005 shall be made 7739 8721 a dunghill 5122: because 6903 3606 there is 383 no 3809 other 321 God 426 that can 3202 8748 deliver 5338 8682 after this 1836 sort.(I make…: Cald. a decree is made by me)(any…: Cald. error)(cut…: Cald. made pieces)

3:30 Then 116 the king 4430 promoted 6744 8684 Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665, in the province 4083 of Babylon 895.(promoted: Cald. made to prosper)

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