Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
King
Nebuchadnezzar made a
golden
statue
sixty
cubits high
and six cubits wide,
and
he set it up on
the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.
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.
Then King
Nebuchadnezzar sent word
to assemble
the satraps, prefects
, governors, advisers
, treasurers, judges
, magistrates
, and all the other
officials
of the provinces to attend
the dedication of the statue
he
had set up.
Then Nebuchadnezzar the
king
sent to gather
together
the satraps, the
deputies
, and
the
governors, 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.
So
the satraps, prefects
, governors, advisers
, treasurers, judges
, magistrates
, and all the rulers of the provinces assembled
for
the dedication of the statue
that King
Nebuchadnezzar had set up ,
and they stood before it
.
Then
the satraps, the
deputies
, and
the
governors, 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
.
Then the herald loudly
proclaimed
, “
O people
of
every
nation
and language
, this
is
what
you
are
commanded:
Then the herald cried
aloud
, To
you
it
is
commanded,
O peoples,
nations,
and languages
,
As
soon
as
you
hear the sound of the horn
, flute, zither
, lyre
, harp
, pipes
, and all kinds of music, you
must
fall down and worship the golden statue
that King
Nebuchadnezzar has
set up .
that
at
what
time
ye
hear the sound of the cornet
, flute, harp
, sackbut
, psaltery
, dulcimer
, and all kinds of music, ye
fall down and worship the golden image
that Nebuchadnezzar the
king
hath
set up ;
And whoever
does
not fall
down and worship
will
immediately
be thrown
into the blazing
fiery furnace. ”
and whoso
falleth
not down and worshippeth
shall
the
same
hour
be cast
into the midst
of
a
burning
fiery furnace.
Therefore, as
soon
as
all the people
heard the sound of the horn
, flute, zither
, lyre
, harp
, and all kinds of music, the people
of
every
nation
and language
would
fall
down and worship
the golden statue
that King
Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
Therefore at
that
time
, when
all the peoples
heard the sound of the cornet
, flute, harp
, sackbut
, psaltery
, and all kinds of music, all
the peoples,
the
nations,
and the
languages,
fell
down and worshipped
the golden image
that Nebuchadnezzar the
king
had set up.
At this
time some
astrologers
came forward
and maliciously
accused
the Jews ,
Wherefore
at that
time certain
Chaldeans
came near,
and brought
accusation
against
the Jews .
saying
to King
Nebuchadnezzar, “
O king, may
you
live forever!
They
answered
and
said
to Nebuchadnezzar the
king
, O king, live for
ever.
You
, O king, have
issued
a decree that everyone
who
hears
the sound of the horn
, flute, zither
, lyre
, harp
, pipes
, and all kinds of music must
fall down and worship the golden statue,
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 music ,
shall
fall down and worship the golden image;
and that
whoever
does
not fall
down and worship
will
be thrown
into the blazing
fiery furnace.
and whoso
falleth
not down and worshippeth,
shall
be cast
into the midst
of
a
burning
fiery furnace.
But
there are some
Jews you
have
appointed to
manage
the province of Babylon —
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who
have
ignored
you
, O king, and
have refused
to
serve your
gods or
worship the golden statue
you
have
set up. ”
There are certain
Jews whom
thou
hast
appointed 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.
Then Nebuchadnezzar ,
furious
with
rage ,
summoned
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
. So
these men were
brought
before the king ,
Then Nebuchadnezzar in
`his'
rage and
fury
commanded
to
bring
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego
. Then
they
brought
these men before the king .
and
Nebuchadnezzar said to
them, “
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
, is
it
true
that you
do
not
serve my gods
or
worship the golden statue
I have set up?
Nebuchadnezzar answered
and
said unto
them, Is
it
of
purpose,
O
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego
, that ye
serve not
my god,
nor
worship the golden image
which
I have set up?
Now ,
if you
are
ready ,
as
soon
as
you
hear the sound of the horn
, flute, zither
, lyre
, harp
, pipes
, and all kinds of music, you
must
fall down and worship the statue
I have made .
But if you
refuse
to
worship, you
will
be thrown
at
once
into the blazing
fiery furnace .
Then
what
god will
be
able
to
deliver you from
my hands? ”
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 music, 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?
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
replied
to the king, “
O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you
in this matter.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego
answered
and
said
to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer thee
in this matter.
If the
God whom we serve exists,
then
He
is able to deliver us from the blazing
fiery furnace and from
your
hand, O king.
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
thy
hand, O king.
But even
if He
does
not, let
it
be known to
you
, O king, that we will not serve your
gods or
worship the golden statue
you
have
set up. ”
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.
At
this,
Nebuchadnezzar
was filled
with
rage
, and the expression
on
his face
changed toward
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
He gave
orders
to
heat the furnace seven times hotter
than usual,
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 seven times more
than it
was
wont
to
be
heated.
and he commanded some
mighty men of
valor
in his army to tie
up
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
and throw
them into the blazing
fiery furnace.
And he commanded certain
mighty men that
were
in his army to bind
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego,
`
and '
to
cast
them into the burning
fiery furnace.
So
they
were tied
up,
wearing
robes
, trousers
, turbans
, and other clothes
, and they
were thrown
into the blazing
fiery furnace.
Then
these
men
were bound
in
their
hosen
, their
tunics
, and
their
mantles
, and their
`
other '
garments
, and were cast
into the midst
of
the
burning
fiery furnace.
The king’s
command
was so
urgent and the furnace so
hot that
the fiery
flames
killed
the men who
carried
up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
.
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
.
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,
firmly
bound
, fell into the blazing
fiery furnace.
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego
, fell down
bound
into the midst
of
the
burning
fiery furnace.
Suddenly
King
Nebuchadnezzar jumped
up in amazement
and asked
his advisers
, “
Did we
not throw
three men ,
firmly
bound ,
into the fire? ”
“Certainly
, O king ,”
they
replied
.
Then
Nebuchadnezzar the
king
was
astonished,
and
rose
up in haste:
he
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.
“Look!”
he exclaimed.
“
I see four men ,
unbound
and
unharmed
, walking around
in the fire —
and the fourth looks
like a son of the gods !”
He answered
and
said,
Lo,
I see four men loose
, walking in the midst
of
the
fire ,
and they
have
no
hurt;
and
the aspect
of
the
fourth is
like a son of the gods .
Then Nebuchadnezzar approached
the door
of the blazing
fiery furnace and called
out
, “
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
, servants of the Most High God, come out!”
So
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
came out of the fire ,
Then Nebuchadnezzar came
near
to
the mouth
of the burning
fiery furnace :
he
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
out of the midst
of
the
fire .
and when
the satraps, prefects
, governors, and royal
advisers
had
gathered around
, they
saw that the fire had no effect
on
the
bodies of
these
men.
Not
a
hair of their heads
was
singed, their
robes
were unaffected
, and
there
was
no
smell of fire on them.
And the satraps, the
deputies
, and
the
governors, and the
king's
counsellors,
being
gathered together
, saw these
men,
that the fire had no power
upon
their
bodies ,
nor
was
the
hair of their head
singed, neither
were their
hosen
changed
, nor
had
the
smell of fire passed
on them.
Nebuchadnezzar declared
, “
Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
, who has
sent His angel and delivered His servants who
trusted in Him .
They
violated
the king’s
command
and risked
their lives
rather
than
serve or
worship any god except their own God.
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 have
yielded
their bodies,
that
they
might
not
serve nor
worship any god ,
except their own God.
Therefore I decree that the
people of
any
nation or
language who
say
anything offensive
against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
will
be cut into
pieces and their houses reduced
to
rubble.
For
there is no other god who
can
deliver in
this way
. ”
Therefore I make
a
decree ,
that every
people ,
nation ,
and
language ,
which
speak
anything 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
is
able
to
deliver after
this sort
.
Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
in the province of Babylon.
Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego
in the province of Babylon.
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