New American Standard Bible 1995
Daniel 3:4-12
4Then the heraldH3744 loudlyH2429 proclaimedH7123: “To you 1the commandH560 is givenH560, 2O peoplesH5972, nationsH524 and men of every 3languageH3961, 5that at the momentH5732 you 4hearH8086 the soundH7032 of the hornH7162, fluteH4953, 5lyreH7030, 6trigonH5443, 7psalteryH6460, bagpipeH5481 and allH3606 kindsH2178 of musicH2170, you are to fallH5308 downH5308 and worshipH5457 the goldenH1722 imageH6755 that NebuchadnezzarH5020 the kingH4430 has setH6966 up. 6But whoeverH4479 does not fallH5308 downH5308 and worshipH5457 shall 8immediatelyH8160 be 9castH7412 into the midstH1459 of a 10furnaceH861 of blazingH3345 fireH5135.” 7ThereforeH3606H6903H1836 at that timeH2166, whenH1768 allH3606 the peoplesH5972 heardH8086 the soundH7032 of the hornH7162, fluteH4953, 11lyreH7030, trigonH5443, psalteryH6460, bagpipeH5481 and allH3606 kindsH2178 of musicH2170, allH3606 the peoplesH5972, nationsH524 and men of every 12languageH3961 fellH5308 downH5308 and worshipedH5457 the goldenH1722 imageH6755 that NebuchadnezzarH5020 the kingH4430 had setH6966 up.
8For thisH1836 reasonH3606H6903 at that timeH2166 certainH1400 13ChaldeansH3779 cameH7127 forwardH7127 and 1415broughtH399 chargesH7170 againstH1768 the JewsH3062. 9They respondedH6032 and saidH560 to NebuchadnezzarH5020 the kingH4430: “16O kingH4430, liveH2418 foreverH5957! 10You, O kingH4430, have 17madeH7761 a decreeH2942 that everyH3606 manH606 whoH1768 hearsH8086 the soundH7032 of the hornH7162, fluteH4953, 18lyreH7030, trigonH5443, psalteryH6460, and bagpipeH5481 and allH3606 kindsH2178 of musicH2170, is to 19fallH5308 downH5308 and worshipH5457 the goldenH1722 imageH6755. 11But whoeverH4479 does not fallH5308 downH5308 and worshipH5457 shall be castH7412 into the midstH1459 of a furnaceH861 of blazingH3345 fireH5135. 12ThereH383 are certainH1400 JewsH3062 whomH1768 you have 20appointedH4483 overH5922 the administrationH5673 of the provinceH4083 of BabylonH895, namely ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336 and Abed-negoH5665. TheseH479 menH1400, O kingH4430, have disregardedH3809H7761H5922H2942 you; they do not serveH6399 your godsH426 or worshipH5457 the goldenH1722 imageH6755 whichH1768 you have setH6966 up.”
Notes
- 1. Daniel 3:4 Lit they command ↩
- 2. Daniel 3:4 Dan 3:7; 4:1; 6:25 ↩
- 3. Daniel 3:4 Lit tongue ↩
- 4. Daniel 3:5 Dan 3:7, 10, 15 ↩
- 5. Daniel 3:5 Or zither ↩
- 6. Daniel 3:5 I.e. triangular lyre ↩
- 7. Daniel 3:5 Or a type of harp ↩
- 8. Daniel 3:6 Or in the same hour ↩
- 9. Daniel 3:6 Dan 3:11, 15, 21; 6:7 ↩
- 10. Daniel 3:6 Jer 29:22; Ezek 22:18-22; Matt 13:42, 50; Rev 9:2; 14:11 ↩
- 11. Daniel 3:7 V 5, notes 1, 2, 3 ↩
- 12. Daniel 3:7 Lit tongue ↩
- 13. Daniel 3:8 Dan 2:2, 10; 4:7 ↩
- 14. Daniel 3:8 Lit ate the pieces of ↩
- 15. Daniel 3:8 Ezra 4:12-16; Esth 3:8, 9; Dan 6:12, 13 ↩
- 16. Daniel 3:9 Dan 2:4; 5:10; 6:6, 21 ↩
- 17. Daniel 3:10 Esth 3:12-14; Dan 3:4-6; 6:12 ↩
- 18. Daniel 3:10 V 5, notes 1, 2, 3 ↩
- 19. Daniel 3:10 Dan 3:5, 7, 15 ↩
- 20. Daniel 3:12 Dan 2:49 ↩
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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