Daniel 3:8-23

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At this timeH1836H2166 some astrologersH37791 came forwardH7127H1400 and maliciouslyH399 accusedH7170H1768 the JewsH3062, 9sayingH6032H560 to KingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020, “O kingH4430, may you liveH2418 foreverH5957! 10YouH607, O kingH4430, have issuedH7761 a decreeH2942 thatH1768 everyoneH3606H606 whoH1768 hearsH8086 the soundH7032 of the hornH7162, fluteH4953, zitherH7030, lyreH5443, harpH6460, pipesH5481, and allH3606 kindsH2178 of musicH2170 must fall downH5308 and worshipH5457 the goldenH1722 statueH6755, 11and that whoeverH4479H1768 does notH3809 fall downH5308 and worshipH5457 will be thrownH7412 intoH1459 the blazingH3345 fieryH5135 furnaceH861. 12But there areH383 someH1400 JewsH3062H1768 you have appointedH4483H3487 to manageH5922H5673 the provinceH4083 of BabylonH895—ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and AbednegoH5665H1400—who have ignoredH3809H7761H5922 youH2942, O kingH4430, and have refused toH3809 serveH6399 your godsH426 or worshipH5457 the goldenH1722 statueH6755 you have set upH6966.”

13ThenH116 NebuchadnezzarH5020, furiousH2528 with rageH7266, summonedH560H858 ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and AbednegoH5665. SoH116 theseH479 menH1400 were broughtH858 beforeH6925 the kingH4430, 14and NebuchadnezzarH5020 saidH560 to them, “ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and AbednegoH5665, is it trueH6656 that you do notH3809H383 serveH6399 my godsH426 or worshipH5457 the goldenH1722H1768 statueH6755 I have set upH6966H3809? 15NowH3705 whenH1768H5732 you hearH8086 the soundH7032 of the hornH7162, fluteH4953, zitherH7030, lyreH5443, harpH6460, pipesH5481, and allH3606 kindsH2178 of musicH2170, ifH2006 you areH383 readyH6263 to fall downH5308 and worshipH5457 the statueH6755H1768 I have madeH5648, very good. But ifH2006 you refuseH3809 to worshipH5457, you will be thrownH7412 at onceH8160 intoH1459 the blazingH3345 fieryH5135 furnaceH861. Then whatH4479 godH426 will be ableH1932 to deliver youH7804 fromH4481 my handsH3028?”

16ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and AbednegoH5665H560 repliedH6032 to the kingH4430, “O NebuchadnezzarH5020, weH586 haveH3809 no needH2818 to answer youH8421 inH5922 thisH1836 matterH6600. 17IfH2006 the GodH426 whomH1768 weH586 serveH6399 existsH383, then He is ableH32022 to deliver usH7804 fromH4481 the blazingH3345 fieryH5135 furnaceH861 and fromH4481 your handH3028, O kingH4430. 18But even ifH2006 He does notH3809, let itH1934 be knownH3046 to you, O kingH4430, thatH1768 we will notH3809H383 serveH6399 your godsH426 or worshipH5457 the goldenH1722 statueH6755 you have set upH6966.”

19At thisH116, NebuchadnezzarH5020 was filledH4391 with rageH2528, and the expressionH6755 on his faceH600 changedH8133 towardH5922 ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and AbednegoH5665. He gave ordersH6032H560 to heatH228 the furnaceH861H2298 seven timesH7655 hotterH5922 thanH1768 usualH2370H228, 20and he commandedH560 some mighty menH1401 of valorH2429 in his armyH2429 to tie upH3729 ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and AbednegoH5665 and throw themH7412 into the blazingH3345 fieryH5135 furnaceH861.

21SoH116 they were tied upH3729, wearing robesH5622, trousersH6361, turbansH3737, and other clothesH3831, and they were thrownH7412 intoH1459 the blazingH3345 fieryH5135 furnaceH861.

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The king’sH4430 commandH4406 was so urgentH2685 and the furnaceH861 soH3493 hotH228 that the fieryH5135 flamesH7631 killedH6992H1994 theH479 menH1400 whoH1768 carried upH5559 ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and AbednegoH5665. 23And theseH479 threeH8532 menH1400, ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and AbednegoH5665, firmly boundH3729, fellH5308 intoH1459 the blazingH3345 fieryH5135 furnaceH861.