Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
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
hath
made an
image
of
gold,
its
height
sixty cubits ,
its
breadth
six cubits ;
he hath
raised
it up in
the valley
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.
and
Nebuchadnezzar the
king
hath
sent to gather
the satraps, the
prefects, and
the
governors, the
honourable
judges
, the
treasurers, the
counsellors
, the
sheriffs
, and all the rulers
of the province,
to come
to
the dedication of the image
that
Nebuchadnezzar
the
king
hath
raised
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
are
gathered
the satraps, the
prefects, and
the
governors, the
honourable
judges
, the
treasurers, the
counsellors
, the
sheriffs
, and all the rulers of the province,
to
the dedication of the image
that Nebuchadnezzar the
king
hath
raised
up :
and they are
standing
before the
image
that
Nebuchadnezzar
hath
raised
up
.
Then
the
herald
loudly
proclaimed,
“O
people
of
every
nation
and language,
this
is what
you are commanded
:
And a
crier
is calling
mightily:
`To
you they
are saying
: 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 .
at
the
time
that
ye
hear the voice
of the cornet
, the
flute, the
harp
, the
sackbut
, the
psaltery
, the
symphony
, and all kinds of music, ye
fall down and do
obeisance
to
the golden image
that Nebuchadnezzar the
king
hath
raised
up :
And whoever
does
not fall down and worship
will
immediately
be
thrown
into the blazing
fiery furnace. ”
and whoso
doth
not fall down and do
obeisance,
in
that
hour
he
is
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
are
hearing
the voice
of the cornet
, the
flute, the
harp
, the
sackbut
, the
psaltery
, and all kinds of music, falling
down are
all
the
peoples,
nations
and languages,
doing
obeisance
to
the golden image
that Nebuchadnezzar the
king
hath
raised
up.
At this
time some
astrologers
came
forward
and maliciously
accused the Jews ,
Therefore
at that
time drawn
near
have
certain
Chaldeans,
and accused the Jews ;
saying to King
Nebuchadnezzar, “
O king, may
you
live forever
!
they
have
answered,
yea,
they
are
saying to Nebuchadnezzar the
king
, `
O king, to
the
ages
live!
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
who doth
hear
the voice
of the cornet
, the
flute, the
harp
, the
sackbut
, the
psaltery
, and
the
symphony
, and all kinds of music ,
doth
fall down and do
obeisance
to
the golden image;
and that
whoever
does
not fall down and worship
will
be
thrown
into the blazing
fiery furnace.
and whoso
doth
not fall down and do
obeisance,
is
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 work
of
the
province of Babylon --
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego,
these
men
have not
made
of
thee
, O king, `any'
regard;
thy
gods
they
are
not
serving,
and to the golden image
thou
hast
raised
up --
are
not
making
obeisance
. '
Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious
with
rage
, summoned
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
. So
these men were
brought before the king ,
Then Nebuchadnezzar, in
anger
and
fury
, hath
said
to
bring
in
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego
. Then
these men have
been
brought in
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 hath
answered
and
said to them, `Is
`it'
a
laid
plan,
O
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego
--
my gods ye
are
not
serving,
and
to
the golden image
that
I have raised
up ye
are
not
doing
obeisance
?
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, lo,
ye
are ready, so
that
at
the
time
that
ye
hear the voice
of the cornet
, the
flute, the
harp
, the
sackbut
, the
psaltery
, and
the
symphony
, and all kinds of music, ye
fall down and do
obeisance
to
the image
that
I have made !
--
and
lo
, ye
do
no
obeisance
--
in
that
hour
ye
are
cast
into the midst
of
a
burning
fiery furnace ;
who
is
that
God who
doth
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
have
answered,
yea,
they
are
saying
to the king Nebuchadnezzar, `
We have no need concerning
this matter to
answer
thee
.
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.
Lo,
it
is;
our
God whom we are
serving
, is able to deliver us from a
burning
fiery furnace ;
and from thy
hand, O king ,
He
doth
deliver
.
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. ”
And
lo
--
not !
be it
known to thee
, O king, that thy
gods
we are
not serving,
and
to
the golden image
thou
hast
raised
up we
do
no
obeisance
. '
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
Nebuchadnezzar hath
been
full
of
fury
, and the expression of
his face hath
been
changed concerning
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego;
he answered
and
said
to heat the furnace seven times above
that
which
it
is
seen
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 to
certain
mighty men who
`are'
in his force
he
hath
said
to bind
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego,
to
cast
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
have
been
bound
in
their
coats
, their
tunics
, and
their
turbans, and their
clothing
, and have
been
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
that
the word
of
the
king
is
urgent ,
and the furnace heated
exceedingly,
those
men who have
taken
up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego
--
killed
them
hath
the
spark
of
the
fire
.
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
, have
fallen
down
in
the midst
of
the
burning
fiery furnace --
bound
.
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
hath
been
astonished,
and
hath
risen
in haste;
he
hath
answered
and said
to
his counsellors
, `Have
we not cast
three men into the midst
of
the
fire --
bound
? '
They
have
answered
and
are
saying
to
the
king,
`
Certainly, 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
hath
said,
`Lo,
I am
seeing
four men loose
, walking in the midst
of
the
fire ,
and they
have
no
hurt;
and
the appearance
of
the
fourth `is'
like to
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 hath
drawn
near
to
the gate
of the burning
fiery furnace ;
he
hath
answered
and said
, `
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego
, servants of God
Most High come
forth
, yea,
come ;'
then
come
forth
do
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego,
from
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 gathered
together,
the satraps, the
prefects, and
the
governors, and the
counsellors
of
the
king
, are
seeing
these
men,
that the fire hath
no power
over
their
bodies ,
and
the
hair of their head
hath
not
been
singed, and
their coats
have
not
changed
, and the
smell of fire hath
not
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 hath
answered
and
hath
said
, `
Blessed `is'
the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego
, who hath
sent His messenger,
and hath
delivered His servants who trusted on
Him ,
and
the word
of
the
king
changed,
and gave
up
their bodies
that
they
might
not
serve nor
do
obeisance
to
any god except to
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
. ”
And
by
me
a
decree is
made,
that any people,
nation ,
and
language ,
that
doth
speak
erroneously
concerning
the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego,
pieces he
is
made,
and its
house
is
made
a
dunghill,
because
that
there is no other god who is
able
thus
to
deliver. '
Then the king promoted
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
in the province of Babylon.
Then the king hath
caused
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego,
to
prosper
in the province of Babylon.
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