Daniel 3:29

Daniel 3:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing 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 can deliver after this sort.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore I make a decree: Any people, nation, or language that speaks anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shall be torn limb from limb, and their houses laid in ruins, for there is no other god who is able to rescue in this way."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap; because there is no other God who can deliver like this.”

Context of Daniel 3:29

27The satraps, the prefects, the governors and the king’s counselors gathered around them and saw that in regard to these men the fire had no effect on their bodies—their hair was not singed, their clothes were not scorched or damaged, even the smell of smoke was not on them. 28Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who has sent His angel and rescued His servants who believed in, trusted in, and relied on Him! They violated the king’s command and surrendered their bodies rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language that speaks anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego shall be cut into pieces and their houses be made a heap of rubbish, for there is no other god who is able to save in this way!” 30Then the king caused Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego to prosper in the province of Babylon.

Daniel 3:29 word by word

וּמִנִּי֮ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵם֒ דִּי֩ כָל־עַ֨ם אֻמָּ֜ה וְלִשָּׁ֗ן דִּֽי־יֵאמַ֤ר שָׁלוּ֙ עַ֣ל אֱלָהֲה֗וֹן דִּֽי־שַׁדְרַ֤ךְ מֵישַׁךְ֙ וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֔וֹא הַדָּמִ֣ין יִתְעֲבֵ֔ד וּבַיְתֵ֖הּ נְוָלִ֣י יִשְׁתַּוֵּ֑ה כָּל־קֳבֵ֗ל דִּ֣י לָ֤א אִיתַי֙ אֱלָ֣ה אָחֳרָ֔ן דִּֽי־יִכֻּ֥ל לְהַצָּלָ֖ה כִּדְנָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore Iמִן־min · fromH4481
• makeשׂוּםώûm · to set: makeH7761
• a decreeטְעֵםţe‛êm · commandH2942
• That everyכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5972
• nationאֻמָּה'ûmmâh · peopleH524
• and languageלִשָּׁןlishshân · tongueH3961
• which speakאֲמַר'ămar · to sayH560
• any thing amissשָׁלָהshâlâh · neglectH7955
• any thing amissשָׁלוּshâlû shâlûth · neglectH7960
• againstעַל‛al · uponH5922
• the Godאֱלָהּ'ĕlâhh · godH426
• of Shadrachשַׁדְרַךְshadrak · ShadrachH7715
• Meshachמֵישַׁךְmêyshak · MeshachH4336
• and Abed–negoעֲבֵד נְגוֹ‛ăbêd negô' · AbednegoH5665
• shall be cutעֲבַד‛ăbad · to makeH5648
• in piecesהַדָּםhaddâm · pieceH1917
• and their housesבַּ֫יִתbayith · houseH1005
• shall be madeשְׁוָהshevâh · be setH7739
• a dunghillנְוָלוּnevâlû nevâlîy · dunghillH5122
• becauseקֳבֵלqebêl qŏbêl · before: becauseH6903
• there isאִיתַי'îythay · there isH383
• noלָאlâ' lâh · notH3809
• otherאׇחֳרָן'ochŏrân · anotherH321
• that canיְכִלyekêl yekîyl · be ableH3202
• deliverנְצַלnetsal · to rescueH5338
• after thisדְּנָהdên · thisH1836

Cross-references for Daniel 3:29

• Daniel 6:26I issue a decree that in all the dominion of my kingdom men are to [reverently] fear and tremble before the God of Daniel, For He is the living God, enduring and steadfast forever, And His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed, And His dominion will be forever.
• Daniel 3:15Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, to fall down and worship the image which I have made, very good. But if you do not worship, you shall be thrown at once into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire; and what god is there who can rescue you out of my hands?”
• Daniel 2:5The king replied to the Chaldeans, “My command is firm and unchangeable: if you do not reveal to me the [content of the] dream along with its interpretation, you shall be cut into pieces and your houses shall be made a heap of rubbish.
• Daniel 6:27He rescues and saves and performs signs and wonders In heaven and on earth— He who has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”
• Deuteronomy 32:31For their rock is not like our Rock, Even our enemies themselves judge this.
• Psalms 3:8Salvation belongs to the Lord; May Your blessing be upon Your people. Selah.
• Psalms 76:10For the wrath of man shall praise You; With a remnant of wrath You will clothe and arm Yourself.

Commentaries on Daniel 3:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Speak any thing amiss - Though by the decree the king does not oblige the people to worship the true God, yet he obliges them to treat him with reverence.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Therefore I make a decree - Margin, “A decree is made by me.” Chaldee, “And from me a decree is laid down,” or enacted. This Chaldee word (טעם ṭe‛êm ) means, properly, “taste, flavor;” then “judgment,” the power of “discerning” - apparently as of one who can judge of “wine,” etc., by the taste; then the sentence, the decree which is consequent on an act of judging - always retaining the idea that the determination or decree is based on a conception of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-30Verses 28-30 What God did for these his servants, would help to keep the Jews to their religion while in captivity, and to cure them of idolatry. The miracle brought deep convictions on Nebuchadnezzar. But no abiding change then took place in his conduct. He who preserved these pious Jews in the fiery furnace, is able to uphold us in the hour of temptation, and to keep us from falling into sin.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-30Nebuchadnezzar's obsession with power might have been fueled by the vision in Daniel 2. This obsession led him to build a golden statue and order everyone in his empire to worship it. He did not understand that God cannot be contained in any created object. The three young Hebrews refused to worship the statue as a god. They remained faithful to the Lord, and the Lord saved them from the king's anger.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. This decree promulgated throughout the vast empire of Nebuchadnezzar must have tended much to keep the Jews from idolatry in the captivity and thenceforth (Psa 76:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 3:29

• Abed-Nego
• Coercion
• Converts
• Faith
• Meshach
• Miracles
• Mishael

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Abed-Nego
• Furnace
• Meshach
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Shadrach
• Aramaic; Aramaic Language
• Bible, the
• Canon of the Old Testament

Commentaries on Daniel 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings