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, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments, bow to the ground to worship King Nebuchadnezzar’s gold statue. 6Anyone who refuses to obey will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.” So at the sound of the musical instruments, all the people, whatever their race or nation or language, bowed to the ground and worshiped the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 8But some of the astrologers went to the king and informed on the Jews. 9They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “Long live the king!

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 issued a decree requiring all the people to bow down and worship the gold statue when they hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments.
• Jeremiah 51:7Babylon has been a gold cup in the Lord’s hands, a cup that made the whole earth drunk. The nations drank Babylon’s wine, and it drove them all mad.
• Acts 14:16In the past he permitted all the nations to go their own ways,
• 1 John 5:19We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the control of the evil one.
• Revelation 12:9This great dragon—the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world—was thrown down to the earth with all his angels.
• Revelation 13:3I saw that one of the heads of the beast seemed wounded beyond recovery—but the fatal wound was healed! The whole world marveled at this miracle and gave allegiance to the beast.
• Revelation 17:8The beast you saw was once alive but isn’t now. And yet he will soon come up out of the bottomless pit and go to eternal destruction. And the people who belong to this world, whose names were not written in the Book of Life before the world was made, will be amazed at the reappearance of this beast who had died.
• Revelation 19:20And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who did mighty miracles on behalf of the beast—miracles that deceived all who had accepted the mark of the beast and who worshiped his statue. Both the beast and his false prophet were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning 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