Daniel 3:7

Daniel 3:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and all kinds of music, all the nations and peoples of every language fell down and worshiped the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore, as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, all the peoples, nations, and languages fell down and worshiped the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the horn, flute, harp, and lyre, in symphony with all kinds of music, all the people, nations, and languages fell down and worshiped the gold image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

Context of Daniel 3:7

5that at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of musical instruments, you are to fall down and worship the golden statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up. 6But whoever does not fall down and worship shall immediately be thrown into the middle of a furnace of blazing fire.” Therefore as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of musical instruments, all the peoples, nations, and populations of all languages fell down and worshiped the golden statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 8For this reason at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and brought charges against the Jews. 9They began to speak and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king: “O king, live forever!

Daniel 3:7 word by word

כָּל־קֳבֵ֣ל דְּנָ֡ה בֵּהּ־זִמְנָ֡א כְּדִ֣י שָֽׁמְעִ֣ין כָּֽל־עַמְמַיָּ֡א קָ֣ל קַרְנָא֩ מַשְׁר֨וֹקִיתָ֜א קַתְר֤וֹס שַׂבְּכָא֙ פְּסַנְטֵרִ֔ין וְסוּפֹּ֣נְיָ֔ה וְכֹ֖ל זְנֵ֣י זְמָרָ֑א נָֽפְלִ֨ין כָּֽל־עַֽמְמַיָּ֜א אֻמַיָּ֣א וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֗א סָֽגְדִין֙ לְצֶ֣לֶם דַּהֲבָ֔א דִּ֥י הֲקֵ֖ים נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֥ר מַלְכָּֽא׃Read the interlinear

• Thereforeקֳבֵלqebêl qŏbêl · before: becauseH6903
• Thereforeדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
• as soonזְמַןzemân · timeH2166
• as allכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• the peoplesעַם‛am · peopleH5972
• heardשְׁמַעshema‛ · to hearH8086
• the soundקָלqâl · voice: soundH7032
• of the hornקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7162
• fluteמַשְׁרוֹקִיmashrôqîy · fluteH4953
• lyreקַתָרֹסqîythârôs · lyreH7030
• trigonשַׂבְּכָאsabbekâ' ώabbekâ' · trigonH5443
• psalteryפְּסַנְטֵרִיןpesanţêrîyn pesantêrîyn · psalteryH6460
• bagpipeסוּמְפּוֹנְיָהsûmpôneyâh sûmpôneyâh sîyphôneyâ' · bagpipeH5481
• kindsזַןzan · kindH2178
• of musicalזְמָרzemâr · musicH2170
• nationsאֻמָּה'ûmmâh · peopleH524
• languagesלִשָּׁןlishshân · tongueH3961
• fellנְפַלnephal · to fallH5308
• worshipedסְגִ֑דsegid · to do homageH5457
• the goldenדְּהַבdehab · goldH1722
• statueצְלֵםtselem tselem · imageH6755
• that Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnebûkkadnetstsar · NebuchadnezzarH5020
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• had setקוּםqûm · to stand: establishH6966
• upקוּםqûm · to stand: establishH6966

Cross-references for Daniel 3:7

• Daniel 3:10You, O king, have made a decree that every person who hears the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of musical instruments, is to fall down and worship the golden statue.
• Jeremiah 51:7Babylon has been a golden cup in the hand of the Lord, Intoxicating all the earth. The nations have drunk of her wine; Therefore the nations are going insane.
• Acts 14:16In past generations He permitted all the nations to go their own ways;
• 1 John 5:19We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
• Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
• Revelation 13:3I saw one of his heads as if it had been fatally wounded, and his fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth was amazed and followed after the beast;
• Revelation 17:8“The beast that you saw was, and is not, and is about to come up out of the abyss and go to destruction. And those who live on the earth, whose names have not been written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, will wonder when they see the beast, that he was, and is not, and will come.
• Revelation 19:20And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire, which burns with brimstone.

Commentaries on Daniel 3:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7All the people, the nations, and the languages fell down … - All excepting the Jews. An express exception is made in regard to them in the following verses, and it does not appear that any of them were present on this occasion. It would seem that only the “officers” had been summoned to be present, and it is not improbable that all the rest of the Jewish nation absented themselves.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7all the people: Outside of Israel, idol worship was common. So, all the non-Jewish people obeyed the king's command.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. None of the Jews seem to have been present, except the officers, summoned specially.Read the comment

Topics related to Daniel 3:7

• Coercion
• Flute
• Furnace
• Idolatry
• Indictments
• Music
• Proclamation
• Psaltery
• Rulers
• Sackbut

In the dictionaries

• Nebuchadnezzar
• Nebuchadnezzar; Nebuchadrezzar
• Nebuchadnezzar, or Nebuchadrezzar
• Cornet
• Flute
• Furnace
• Psaltery
• Sackbut
• Abed-Nego
• Adoration

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