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>.