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

5When you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must bow down and pay homage to the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has erected. 6Whoever does not bow down and pay homage will immediately be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire!” Therefore when they all heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations, and language groups began bowing down and paying homage to the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had erected. 8Now at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and brought malicious accusations against the Jews. 9They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thereforeדְּנָהdên · thisH1836
• Thereforeקֳבֵלqebêl qŏbêl · before: becauseH6903
• at that timeזְמַןzemân · timeH2166
• whenדִּיdîy · thatH1768
• allכֹּלkôl · allH3606
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5972
• heardשְׁמַעshema‛ · to hearH8086
• the soundקָלqâl · voice: soundH7032
• of the cornetקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7162
• fluteמַשְׁרוֹקִיmashrôqîy · fluteH4953
• harpקַתָרֹסqîythârôs · lyreH7030
• sackbutשַׂבְּכָאsabbekâ' ώabbekâ' · trigonH5443
• psalteryפְּסַנְטֵרִיןpesanţêrîyn pesantêrîyn · psalteryH6460
• kindsזַןzan · kindH2178
• of musickזְמָרzemâr · musicH2170
• the nationsאֻמָּה'ûmmâh · peopleH524
• and the languagesלִשָּׁןlishshân · tongueH3961
• fell downנְפַלnephal · to fallH5308
• worshippedסְגִ֑דsegid · to do homageH5457
• the goldenדְּהַבdehab · goldH1722
• imageצְלֵםtselem tselem · imageH6755
• that Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר, נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּרnebûkkadnetstsar · NebuchadnezzarH5020
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4430
• had set upקוּםqûm · to stand: establishH6966

Cross-references for Daniel 3:7

• Daniel 3:10You have issued an edict, O king, that everyone must bow down and pay homage to the golden statue when they hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music.
• Jeremiah 51:7Babylonia had been a gold cup in the Lord’s hand. She had made the whole world drunk. The nations had drunk from the wine of her wrath. So they have all gone mad.
• Acts 14:16In past generations he allowed all the nations to go their own ways,
• 1 John 5:19We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.
• Revelation 12:9So that huge dragon – the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world – was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him.
• Revelation 13:3One of the beast’s heads appeared to have been killed, but the lethal wound had been healed. And the whole world followed the beast in amazement;
• Revelation 17:8The beast you saw was, and is not, but is about to come up from the abyss and then go to destruction. The inhabitants of the earth – all those whose names have not been written in the book of life since the foundation of the world – will be astounded when they see that the beast was, and is not, but is to come.
• Revelation 19:20Now the beast was seized, and along with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf – signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur.

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