Daniel 3
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Daniel 3:1-5

1KingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020 madeH5648 a goldenH1722 statueH6755H17681 sixtyH8361 cubitsH521 highH7314 and sixH8353 cubitsH521 wideH6613,2 and he set it upH6966 on the plainH1236 of DuraH1757 in the provinceH4083 of BabylonH895. 2Then KingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020 sentH7972 word to assembleH3673 the satrapsH324, prefectsH5460, governorsH6347, advisersH148, treasurersH1411, judgesH1884, magistratesH8614, and all the otherH3606 officialsH7984 of the provincesH4083 to attendH858 the dedicationH2597 of the statueH6755H1768 he had set upH6966.

3SoH116 the satrapsH324, prefectsH5460, governorsH6347, advisersH148, treasurersH1411, judgesH1884, magistratesH8614, and allH3606 the rulersH7984 of the provincesH4083 assembledH3673 for the dedicationH2597 of the statueH6755 thatH1768 KingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020 had set upH6966, and they stoodH6966 beforeH6903 it.

4Then the heraldH3744 loudlyH2429 proclaimedH7123, “O peopleH5972 of every nationH524 and languageH3961, this is what you are commandedH560: 5As soon asH5732H1768 you hearH8086 the soundH7032 of the hornH7162, fluteH4953, zitherH7030, lyreH5443, harpH6460, pipesH5481, and allH3606 kindsH2178 of musicH2170,3 you must fall downH5308 and worshipH5457 the goldenH1722H1768 statue thatH6755 KingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020 has set upH6966.

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Notes

  1. 1. Daniel 3:1 Or image; here and throughout Daniel 3 ↩
  2. 2. Daniel 3:1 The statue was approximately 90 feet high and 9 feet wide (27.4 meters high and 2.7 meters wide). ↩
  3. 3. Daniel 3:5 The precise identification of some musical instruments in this chapter is uncertain. ↩

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