Daniel 3:8-23

8For thisH1836 reasonH6903 at that timeH2166 certainH1400 1ChaldeansH3779 cameH7127 forwardH7127 and 23broughtH399 chargesH7170 againstH1768 the JewsH3062. 9They beganH6032 toH6032 speakH6032 and saidH560 to NebuchadnezzarH5020 the kingH4430: “4O kingH4430, liveH2418 foreverH5957! 10You, O kingH4430, have 5madeH7761 a decreeH2942 that everyH3606 personH606 whoH1768 hearsH8086 the soundH7032 of the hornH7162, fluteH4953, 6lyreH7030, trigonH5443, psalteryH6460, and bagpipeH5481, and allH3606 kindsH2178 of musicalH2170 instrumentsH2170, is to 7fallH5308 downH5308 and worshipH5457 the goldenH1722 statueH6755. 11But whoeverH4479 does not fallH5308 downH5308 and worshipH5457 shall be thrownH7412 into the middleH1459 of a furnaceH861 of blazingH3345 fireH5135. 12ThereH383 areH383 certainH1400 JewsH3062 whomH1768 you have 8appointedH4483 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, norH3809 do they worshipH5457 the goldenH1722 statueH6755 whichH1768 you have setH6966 upH6966.”

13ThenH116 NebuchadnezzarH5020 in 9rageH7266 and angerH2528 gaveH560 ordersH560 to bringH858 ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and Abed-negoH5665; thenH116 theseH479 menH1400 were broughtH858 beforeH6925 the kingH4430. 14NebuchadnezzarH5020 beganH6032 speakingH6032 and saidH560 to them, “Is it trueH6656, ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and Abed-negoH5665, that you doH383 not serveH6399 10my godsH426, norH3809 worshipH5457 the goldenH1722 statueH6755 that I have setH6966 upH6966? 15NowH3705 ifH2006 you are readyH6263, 11at the momentH5732 you hearH8086 the soundH7032 of the hornH7162, fluteH4953, 12lyreH7030, trigonH5443, psalteryH6460 and bagpipeH5481, and allH3606 kindsH2178 of musicalH2170 instrumentsH2170, to fallH5308 downH5308 and worshipH5457 the statueH6755 that I have madeH5648, very well. But ifH2006 you do not worshipH5457, you will 13immediatelyH8160 be 14thrownH7412 into the midstH1459 of a furnaceH861 of blazingH3345 fireH5135; and 15whatH4479 godH426 is there whoH1768 can rescueH7804 you from my handsH3028?”

1616ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and Abed-negoH5665 repliedH6032 to the kingH4430, “NebuchadnezzarH5020, we areH2818 not inH2818 needH2818 ofH2818 an answerH6600 to giveH8421 you concerningH5922 thisH1836 matterH1836. 17IfH2006 it be so, our 17GodH426 whomH1768 we serveH6399 is ableH3202 to rescueH7804 us from the furnaceH861 of blazingH3345 fireH5135; 18and 19He will rescueH7804 us from your handH3028, O kingH4430. 1820But even ifH2006 He does not, 21let it beH3046 knownH3046 to you, O kingH4430, that we are not going to serveH6399 your godsH426 norH3809 worshipH5457 the goldenH1722 statueH6755 that you have setH6966 upH6966.”

19ThenH116 NebuchadnezzarH5020 was filledH4391 with 22wrathH2528, and his facialH600 expressionH6755 was changedH8133 towardH5922 ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and Abed-negoH5665. He answeredH6032 23by givingH560 ordersH560 to heatH228 the furnaceH861 sevenH7655 timesH2298 moreH5922 thanH5922H1768 it was usuallyH2370 heatedH228. 20And he orderedH560 certainH1400 valiantH2429 warriorsH1401 whoH1768 were in his armyH2429 to tieH3729 upH3729 ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and Abed-negoH5665 in order to throwH7412 them into the furnaceH861 of blazingH3345 fireH5135. 21ThenH116 theseH479 menH1400 were tiedH3729 upH3729 in their 24trousersH5622, their 25coatsH6361, their capsH3737, and their other clothesH3831, and were thrownH7412 into the middleH1459 of the furnaceH861 of blazingH3345 fireH5135. 22For thisH1836 reasonH6903, becauseH4481H1768 the king’sH4430 26commandH4406 was 27harshH2685 and the furnaceH861 had been madeH228 extremelyH3493 hotH228, the flameH7631 of the fireH5135 killedH6992 thoseH479 menH1400 whoH1768 tookH5559 upH5559 ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and Abed-negoH5665. 23But theseH479 threeH8532 menH1400, ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and Abed-negoH5665, 28fellH5308 into the middleH1459 of the furnaceH861 of blazingH3345 fireH5135 still tiedH3729 upH3729.