1 Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430 made 5648 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 in the plain 1236 of Dura 1757, in the province 4083 of Babylon 895.
2 Then Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430 sent 7972 to gather together 3673 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 to the dedication 2597 of the image 6755 which Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430 had set up 6966.
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 unto the dedication 2597 of the image 6755 that Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430 had set up 6966; and they stood 6966 before 6903 the image 6755 that Nebuchadnezzar 5020 had set up 6966.
4 Then an herald 3744 cried 7123 aloud 2429, To you it is commanded 560, O people 5972, nations 524, and languages 3961,
5 That at what time 5732 ye hear 8086 the sound 7032 of the cornet 7162, flute 4953, harp 7030 7030, sackbut 5443, psaltery 6460, dulcimer 5481, and all 3606 kinds 2178 of musick 2170, ye fall down 5308 and worship 5457 the golden 1722 image 6755 that Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430 hath set up 6966:
6 And whoso 4479 falleth 5308 0 not 3809 down 5308 and worshippeth 5457 shall the same hour 8160 be cast 7412 into the midst 1459 of a burning 3345 fiery 5135 furnace 861.
7 Therefore 6903 1836 at that time 2166, when 1768 all 3606 the people 5972 heard 8086 the sound 7032 of the cornet 7162, flute 4953, harp 7030 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 and worshipped 5457 the golden 1722 image 6755 that Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430 had set up 6966.
8 Wherefore 6903 3606 at that 1836 time 2166 certain 1400 Chaldeans 3779 came near 7127, and accused 7170 399 the Jews 3062.
9 They spake 6032 and said 560 to the king 4430 Nebuchadnezzar 5020, O king 4430, live 2418 for ever 5957.
10 Thou 607, O king 4430, hast made 7761 a decree 2942, that every 3606 man 606 that shall hear 8086 the sound 7032 of the cornet 7162, flute 4953, harp 7030 7030, sackbut 5443, psaltery 6460, and dulcimer 5481 5481, and all 3606 kinds 2178 of musick 2170, shall fall down 5308 and worship 5457 the golden 1722 image 6755:
11 And whoso 4479 falleth 5308 0 not 3809 down 5308 and worshippeth 5457, that he should be cast 7412 into the midst 1459 of a burning 3345 fiery 5135 furnace 861.
12 There are 383 certain 1400 Jews 3062 whom 3487 thou hast set 4483 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 not 3809 regarded 2942 thee 5922: they serve 6399 not 3809 thy gods 426, nor 3809 worship 5457 the golden 1722 image 6755 which thou hast set up 6966.
13 Then 116 Nebuchadnezzar 5020 in his rage 7266 and fury 2528 commanded 560 to bring 858 Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665. Then 116 they brought 858 these 479 men 1400 before 6925 the king 4430.
14 Nebuchadnezzar 5020 spake 6032 and said 560 unto them, Is it true 6656, O Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665, do not 3809 ye 383 serve 6399 my gods 426, nor 3809 worship 5457 the golden 1722 image 6755 which I have set 6966 up?
15 Now 3705 if 2006 ye be 383 ready 6263 that at what time 5732 ye hear 8086 the sound 7032 of the cornet 7162, flute 4953, harp 7030 7030, sackbut 5443, psaltery 6460, and dulcimer 5481, and all 3606 kinds 2178 of musick 2170, ye fall down 5308 and worship 5457 the image 6755 which I have made 5648; well: but if 2006 ye worship 5457 not 3809, ye shall be cast 7412 the same hour 8160 into the midst 1459 of a burning 3345 fiery 5135 furnace 861; and who 4479 is that God 426 that shall deliver 7804 you out 4481 of my hands 3028?
16 Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665, answered 6032 and said 560 to the king 4430, O Nebuchadnezzar 5020, we 586 are not 3809 careful 2818 to answer 8421 thee in 5922 this 1836 matter 6600.
17 If 2006 it be so, our God 426 whom we 586 serve 6399 is 383 able 3202 to deliver 7804 us from 4481 the burning 3345 fiery 5135 furnace 861, and he will deliver 7804 us out of 4481 thine hand 3028, O king 4430.
18 But if 2006 not 3809, be it 1934 known 3046 unto thee, O king 4430, that we will 383 not 3809 serve 6399 thy gods 426, nor 3809 worship 5457 the golden 1722 image 6755 which thou hast set up 6966.
19 Then 116 was Nebuchadnezzar 5020 full 4391 of fury 2528, and the form 6755 of his visage 600 was changed 8133 against 5922 Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665: therefore he spake 6032, and commanded 560 that they should heat 228 the furnace 861 one 2298 seven times 7655 more 5922 than 1768 it was wont 2370 to be heated 228.
20 And he commanded 560 the most 2429 mighty 1401 men 1400 that were in his army 2429 to bind 3729 Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665, and to cast 7412 them into the burning 3345 fiery 5135 furnace 861.
21 Then 116 these 479 men 1400 were bound 3729 in their coats 5622, their hosen 6361 6361, and their hats 3737, and their other garments 3831, and were cast 7412 into the midst 1459 of the burning 3345 fiery 5135 furnace 861.
22 Therefore 3606 6903 because 4481 1836 the king's 4430 commandment 4406 was urgent 2685, and the furnace 861 exceeding 3493 hot 228, the flame 7631 of the fire 5135 slew 6992 those 479 men 1400 1994 that took up 5267 Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665.
23 And these 479 three 8532 men 1400, Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665, fell down 5308 bound 3729 into the midst 1459 of the burning 3345 fiery 5135 furnace 861.
24 Then 116 Nebuchadnezzar 5020 the king 4430 was astonied 8429, and rose up 6966 in haste 927, and spake 6032, and said 560 unto his counsellors 1907, Did not 3809 we cast 7412 three 8532 men 1400 bound 3729 into the midst 1459 of the fire 5135? They answered 6032 and said 560 unto the king 4430, True 3330, O king 4430.
25 He answered 6032 and said 560, Lo 1888, I 576 see 2370 four 703 men 1400 loose 8271, walking 1981 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 the Son 1247 of God 426.
26 Then 116 Nebuchadnezzar 5020 came near 7127 to the mouth 8651 of the burning 3345 fiery 5135 furnace 861, and spake 6032, and said 560, Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665, ye servants 5649 of the most high 5943 God 426, come forth 5312, and come 858 hither. Then 116 Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665, came forth 5312 of 4481 the midst 1459 of the fire 5135.
27 And the princes 324, governors 5460, and captains 6347, and the king's 4430 counsellors 1907, being gathered together 3673, saw 2370 these 479 men 1400, upon whose bodies 1655 the fire 5135 had no 3809 power 7981, nor 3809 was an hair 8177 of their head 7217 singed 2761, neither 3809 were their coats 5622 changed 8133, nor 3809 the smell 7382 of fire 5135 had passed 5709 on them.
28 Then Nebuchadnezzar 5020 spake 6032, and said 560, Blessed 1289 be the God 426 of Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665, who hath sent 7972 his angel 4398, and delivered 7804 his servants 5649 that trusted 7365 in him 5922, and have changed 8133 the king's 4430 word 4406, and yielded 3052 their bodies 1655, that they might not 3809 serve 6399 nor 3809 worship 5457 any 3606 god 426, except 3861 their own God 426.
29 Therefore 4481 I make 7761 a decree 2942, That every 3606 people 5972, nation 524, and language 3961, which speak 560 any thing amiss 7960 7955 against 5922 the God 426 of Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665, shall be cut 5648 in pieces 1917, and their houses 1005 shall be made 7739 a dunghill 5122: because 6903 3606 there is 383 no 3809 other 321 God 426 that can 3202 deliver 5338 after this 1836 sort.
30 Then 116 the king 4430 promoted 6744 Shadrach 7715, Meshach 4336, and Abednego 5665, in the province 4083 of Babylon 895.