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Daniel 3:4
4Then an officer shouted aloud, ‘Listen to me, you people from every country and nation, who speak different languages! The king makes this command:
Daniel 3:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,
- New International Version (NIV)Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “Nations and peoples of every language, this is what you are commanded to do:
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the herald proclaimed aloud, "You are commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then a herald cried aloud: “To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages,
Context of Daniel 3:4
2Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent a message to all his government officers. He told them to meet together in the place where the statue was. He wanted them to see that he had built a great statue. 3So all the officers came. Those were the rulers, the judges, the wise people, and all the leaders in the different regions of the Babylon nation. They all came together to give honour to the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had built. Then an officer shouted aloud, ‘Listen to me, you people from every country and nation, who speak different languages! The king makes this command: 5Listen for the sound of music from trumpets, flutes, lyres, harps or any other kind of music. When you hear the music, you must bend down low towards the ground. You must worship the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has built. 6The king will punish anyone who does not do that. His soldiers will throw them immediately into a very hot fire.’
Read all of Daniel 3Daniel 3:4 word by word
וְכָרוֹזָ֖א קָרֵ֣א בְחָ֑יִל לְכ֤וֹן אָֽמְרִין֙ עַֽמְמַיָּ֔א אֻמַּיָּ֖א וְלִשָּׁנַיָּֽא׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Daniel 3:4
- Daniel 4:14The angel shouted aloud, “Cut down the tree. Cut off its branches. Tear off its leaves. Let its fruits go away to other places. The animals that are under the tree must run away. The birds that are in its branches must fly away.
- Proverbs 9:13The woman who is called ‘Fool’ speaks in a loud voice. She is silly and she does not know anything.
- Isaiah 40:9Zion, you have good news to tell to people! So go up onto a high mountain. Yes, Jerusalem, shout the good news! Shout aloud, and do not be afraid. Say to the towns in Judah, ‘Here is your God!’
- Isaiah 58:1The Lord says, ‘Shout out! Shout as loudly as you can! Make as much noise as a trumpet makes! Tell my people that they have not obeyed me. Tell the family of Jacob about their sins.
- Hosea 5:11Terrible trouble will come to Ephraim's people. They will receive great punishment. They deserve that because they chose to worship idols.
- Micah 6:16You have obeyed the rules of King Omri. You have done what King Ahab and all his people did. You have copied their wicked ideas. So I must destroy you and all your things completely. Then people from other countries will not be kind or polite to you. Instead, they will make you ashamed.’
- Daniel 4:1This is a message from King Nebuchadnezzar. I am sending this message to everyone in the world, the people in every nation, who speak every language. I hope that you all may have good and happy lives.
- Daniel 6:25After that, King Darius wrote to all the people of every nation, who spoke all languages. He wrote: ‘I hope that you all have good and happy lives.
- Esther 8:9They called the king's secretaries to come and write the new law. They did that on the 23rd day of the third month (Sivan). Mordecai told them what to write. They sent the letters to the Jews, the rulers and the officers in all the regions of the kingdom. There were 127 regions, from India as far as Ethiopia. They wrote the letters in the languages that people spoke in each region. They also wrote to the Jews in their own language. Everyone would know what the new law said.
Commentaries on Daniel 3:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Then a herald cried aloud - בחיל קרא כרוזא caroza kara bechayil, "a crier called with might." A bedel cried mightili. - Old MS. Bible.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Then an herald cried aloud - Margin, as in Chaldee, “with might.” He made a loud proclamation. A “herald” here means a public crier. To you it is commanded - Margin, “they commanded.” Literally, “to you commanding” (plural); that is, the king has commanded. O people, nations, and languages - The empire of Babylon was made up of different nations, speaking quite different languages. The representatives of these nations were assembled on this occasion, and…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. 44. The arguments of the persecutor are in brief, Turn or burn.Read the comment
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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
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