Nebuchadnezzar <H5020> the king <H4430> made <H5648> an image <H6755> of gold, <H1722> whose height <H7314> [was] threescore <H8361> cubits, <H0521> [and] the breadth <H6613> thereof six <H8353> cubits: <H0521> he set it up <H6966> in the plain <H1236> of Dura, <H1757> in the province <H4083> of Babylon. <H0895>
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Then Nebuchadnezzar <H5020> the king <H4430> sent <H7972> to gather together <H3673> the princes, <H0324> the governors, <H5460> and the captains, <H6347> the judges, <H0148> the treasurers, <H1411> the counsellors, <H1884> the sheriffs, <H8614> and all <H3606> the rulers <H7984> of the provinces, <H4083> to come <H0858> to the dedication <H2597> of the image <H6755> which Nebuchadnezzar <H5020> the king <H4430> had set up. <H6966>
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Then <H0116> the princes, <H0324> the governors, <H5460> and captains, <H6347> the judges, <H0148> the treasurers, <H1411> the counsellors, <H1884> the sheriffs, <H8614> and all <H3606> the rulers <H7984> of the provinces, <H4083> were gathered together <H3673> unto the dedication <H2597> of the image <H6755> that Nebuchadnezzar <H5020> the king <H4430> had set up; <H6966> and they stood <H6966> before <H6903> the image <H6755> that Nebuchadnezzar <H5020> had set up. <H6966>
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Then an herald <H3744> cried <H7123> aloud, <H2429> To you it is commanded, <H0560> O people, <H5972> nations, <H0524> and languages, <H3961>
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[That] at what time <H5732> ye hear <H8086> the sound <H7032> of the cornet, <H7162> flute, <H4953> harp, <H7030> <H7030> sackbut, <H5443> psaltery, <H6460> dulcimer, <H5481> and all <H3606> kinds <H2178> of musick, <H2170> ye fall down <H5308> and worship <H5457> the golden <H1722> image <H6755> that Nebuchadnezzar <H5020> the king <H4430> hath set up: <H6966>
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And whoso <H4479> falleth not <H3809> down <H5308> and worshippeth <H5457> shall the same hour <H8160> be cast <H7412> into the midst <H1459> of a burning <H3345> fiery <H5135> furnace. <H0861>
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Therefore <H3606> <H6903> <H1836> at that time, <H2166> when <H1768> all <H3606> the people <H5972> heard <H8086> the sound <H7032> of the cornet, <H7162> flute, <H4953> harp, <H7030> <H7030> sackbut, <H5443> psaltery, <H6460> and all <H3606> kinds <H2178> of musick, <H2170> all <H3606> the people, <H5972> the nations, <H0524> and the languages, <H3961> fell down <H5308> [and] worshipped <H5457> the golden <H1722> image <H6755> that Nebuchadnezzar <H5020> the king <H4430> had set up. <H6966>
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Wherefore <H6903> <H3606> <H1836> at that time <H2166> certain <H1400> Chaldeans <H3779> came near, <H7127> and accused <H7170> <H0399> the Jews. <H3062>
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They spake <H6032> and said <H0560> to the king <H4430> Nebuchadnezzar, <H5020> O king, <H4430> live <H2418> for ever. <H5957>
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Thou, <H0607> O king, <H4430> hast made <H7761> a decree, <H2942> that every <H3606> man <H0606> that shall hear <H8086> the sound <H7032> of the cornet, <H7162> flute, <H4953> harp, <H7030> <H7030> sackbut, <H5443> psaltery, <H6460> and dulcimer, <H5481> <H5481> and all <H3606> kinds <H2178> of musick, <H2170> shall fall down <H5308> and worship <H5457> the golden <H1722> image: <H6755>
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And whoso <H4479> falleth not <H3809> down <H5308> and worshippeth, <H5457> [that] he should be cast <H7412> into the midst <H1459> of a burning <H3345> fiery <H5135> furnace. <H0861>
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There are <H0383> certain <H1400> Jews <H3062> whom <H3487> thou hast set <H4483> over <H5922> the affairs <H5673> of the province <H4083> of Babylon, <H0895> Shadrach, <H7715> Meshach, <H4336> and Abednego; <H5665> these <H0479> men, <H1400> O king, <H4430> have <H7761> not <H3809> regarded <H2942> thee: <H5922> they serve <H6399> not <H3809> thy gods, <H0426> nor <H3809> worship <H5457> the golden <H1722> image <H6755> which thou hast set up. <H6966>
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Then <H0116> Nebuchadnezzar <H5020> in [his] rage <H7266> and fury <H2528> commanded <H0560> to bring <H0858> Shadrach, <H7715> Meshach, <H4336> and Abednego. <H5665> Then <H0116> they brought <H0858> these <H0479> men <H1400> before <H6925> the king. <H4430>
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Nebuchadnezzar <H5020> spake <H6032> and said <H0560> unto them, [Is it] true, <H6656> O Shadrach, <H7715> Meshach, <H4336> and Abednego, <H5665> do not <H3809> ye <H0383> serve <H6399> my gods, <H0426> nor <H3809> worship <H5457> the golden <H1722> image <H6755> which I have set up? <H6966>
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Now <H3705> if <H2006> ye be <H0383> ready <H6263> that at what time <H5732> ye hear <H8086> the sound <H7032> of the cornet, <H7162> flute, <H4953> harp, <H7030> <H7030> sackbut, <H5443> psaltery, <H6460> and dulcimer, <H5481> and all <H3606> kinds <H2178> of musick, <H2170> ye fall down <H5308> and worship <H5457> the image <H6755> which I have made; <H5648> [well]: but if <H2006> ye worship <H5457> not, <H3809> ye shall be cast <H7412> the same hour <H8160> into the midst <H1459> of a burning <H3345> fiery <H5135> furnace; <H0861> and who <H4479> [is] that God <H0426> that shall deliver <H7804> you out of <H4481> my hands? <H3028>
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Shadrach, <H7715> Meshach, <H4336> and Abednego, <H5665> answered <H6032> and said <H0560> to the king, <H4430> O Nebuchadnezzar, <H5020> we <H0586> [are] not <H3809> careful <H2818> to answer <H8421> thee in <H5922> this <H1836> matter. <H6600>
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If <H2006> it be [so], our God <H0426> whom we <H0586> serve <H6399> is <H0383> able <H3202> to deliver <H7804> us from <H4481> the burning <H3345> fiery <H5135> furnace, <H0861> and he will deliver <H7804> [us] out of <H4481> thine hand, <H3028> O king. <H4430>
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But if <H2006> not, <H3809> be it <H1934> known <H3046> unto thee, O king, <H4430> that we will <H0383> not <H3809> serve <H6399> thy gods, <H0426> nor <H3809> worship <H5457> the golden <H1722> image <H6755> which thou hast set up. <H6966>
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Then <H0116> was Nebuchadnezzar <H5020> full <H4391> of fury, <H2528> and the form <H6755> of his visage <H0600> was changed <H8133> against <H5922> Shadrach, <H7715> Meshach, <H4336> and Abednego: <H5665> [therefore] he spake, <H6032> and commanded <H0560> that they should heat <H0228> the furnace <H0861> one <H2298> seven times <H7655> more <H5922> than <H1768> it was wont <H2370> to be heated. <H0228>
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And he commanded <H0560> the most <H2429> mighty <H1401> men <H1400> that [were] in his army <H2429> to bind <H3729> Shadrach, <H7715> Meshach, <H4336> and Abednego, <H5665> [and] to cast <H7412> [them] into the burning <H3345> fiery <H5135> furnace. <H0861>
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Then <H0116> these <H0479> men <H1400> were bound <H3729> in their coats, <H5622> their hosen, <H6361> <H6361> and their hats, <H3737> and their [other] garments, <H3831> and were cast <H7412> into the midst <H1459> of the burning <H3345> fiery <H5135> furnace. <H0861>
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Therefore <H3606> <H6903> <H1836> because <H4481> the king's <H4430> commandment <H4406> was urgent, <H2685> and the furnace <H0861> exceeding <H3493> hot, <H0228> the flame <H7631> of the fire <H5135> slew <H6992> those <H0479> men <H1400> <H1994> that took up <H5267> Shadrach, <H7715> Meshach, <H4336> and Abednego. <H5665>
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And these <H0479> three <H8532> men, <H1400> Shadrach, <H7715> Meshach, <H4336> and Abednego, <H5665> fell down <H5308> bound <H3729> into the midst <H1459> of the burning <H3345> fiery <H5135> furnace. <H0861>
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Then <H0116> Nebuchadnezzar <H5020> the king <H4430> was astonied, <H8429> and rose up <H6966> in haste, <H0927> [and] spake, <H6032> and said <H0560> unto his counsellors, <H1907> Did not <H3809> we cast <H7412> three <H8532> men <H1400> bound <H3729> into the midst <H1459> of the fire? <H5135> They answered <H6032> and said <H0560> unto the king, <H4430> True, <H3330> O king. <H4430>
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He answered <H6032> and said, <H0560> Lo, <H1888> I <H0576> see <H2370> four <H0703> men <H1400> loose, <H8271> walking <H1981> in the midst <H1459> of the fire, <H5135> and they have <H0383> no <H3809> hurt; <H2257> and the form <H7299> of the fourth <H7244> is like <H1821> the Son <H1247> of God. <H0426>
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Then <H0116> Nebuchadnezzar <H5020> came near <H7127> to the mouth <H8651> of the burning <H3345> fiery <H5135> furnace, <H0861> [and] spake, <H6032> and said, <H0560> Shadrach, <H7715> Meshach, <H4336> and Abednego, <H5665> ye servants <H5649> of the most high <H5943> God, <H0426> come forth, <H5312> and come <H0858> [hither]. Then <H0116> Shadrach, <H7715> Meshach, <H4336> and Abednego, <H5665> came forth <H5312> of <H4481> the midst <H1459> of the fire. <H5135>
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And the princes, <H0324> governors, <H5460> and captains, <H6347> and the king's <H4430> counsellors, <H1907> being gathered together, <H3673> saw <H2370> these <H0479> men, <H1400> upon whose bodies <H1655> the fire <H5135> had no <H3809> power, <H7981> nor <H3809> was an hair <H8177> of their head <H7217> singed, <H2761> neither <H3809> were their coats <H5622> changed, <H8133> nor <H3809> the smell <H7382> of fire <H5135> had passed <H5709> on them.
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[Then] Nebuchadnezzar <H5020> spake, <H6032> and said, <H0560> Blessed <H1289> [be] the God <H0426> of Shadrach, <H7715> Meshach, <H4336> and Abednego, <H5665> who hath sent <H7972> his angel, <H4398> and delivered <H7804> his servants <H5649> that trusted <H7365> in him, <H5922> and have changed <H8133> the king's <H4430> word, <H4406> and yielded <H3052> their bodies, <H1655> that they might not <H3809> serve <H6399> nor <H3809> worship <H5457> any <H3606> god, <H0426> except <H3861> their own God. <H0426>
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Therefore I <H4481> make <H7761> a decree, <H2942> That every <H3606> people, <H5972> nation, <H0524> and language, <H3961> which speak <H0560> any thing amiss <H7960> <H7955> against <H5922> the God <H0426> of Shadrach, <H7715> Meshach, <H4336> and Abednego, <H5665> shall be cut <H5648> in pieces, <H1917> and their houses <H1005> shall be made <H7739> a dunghill: <H5122> because <H6903> <H3606> there is <H0383> no <H3809> other <H0321> God <H0426> that can <H3202> deliver <H5338> after this sort. <H1836>
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Then <H0116> the king <H4430> promoted <H6744> Shadrach, <H7715> Meshach, <H4336> and Abednego, <H5665> in the province <H4083> of Babylon. <H0895>