Verse 18
Daniel 3:18
GOD'S WORD Translation
18
But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הֵ֣ן לָ֔א יְדִ֥יעַ לֶהֱוֵא לָ֖/ךְ מַלְכָּ֑/א דִּ֤י ל/אלהי/ך לֵֽ/אלָהָ/ךְ֙ לָא איתי/נא אִיתַ֣/נָא פָֽלְחִ֔ין וּ/לְ/צֶ֧לֶם דַּהֲבָ֛/א דִּ֥י הֲקֵ֖ימְתָּ לָ֥א נִסְגֻּֽד
English Translation
And behold, you do not know that there is a king who is your God; your deity is not with us, and we will not serve the golden image that you have set up.
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Chapter 3 Context
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Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was sixty cubits, and its width six cubi...
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Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the satraps, the deputies, and the governors, t...
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Then the satraps, the deputies, and the governors, the judges, the treasurers, the counselors, the s...
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Then the herald cried aloud, “To you it is commanded, peoples, nations, and languages,
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that whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of musi...
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Whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace the s...
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Therefore at that time, when all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp,...
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Therefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews.
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They answered Nebuchadnezzar the king, “O king, live for ever!
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You, O king, have made a decree, that every man that hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyr...
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and whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace.
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There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the affairs of the province of Babylon: Shadrach...
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Then Nebuchadnezzar in rage and fury commanded that Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego be brought. Then...
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Nebuchadnezzar answered them, “Is it on purpose, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that you don’t ser...
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Now if you are ready whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and a...
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Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, “Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in...
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If it happens, our God (Elohim) whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace;...
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18
But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden i...
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Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the form of his appearance was changed against Shadrach, M...
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He commanded certain mighty men who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and to...
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Then these men were bound in their pants, their tunics, and their mantles, and their other clothes,...
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Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the...
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These three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the middle of the burning fie...
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Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and rose up in haste. He spoke and said to his counselo...
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He answered, “Look, I see four men loose, walking in the middle of the fire, and they are unharmed....
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Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace. He spoke and said, “Shadrac...
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The satraps, the deputies, and the governors, and the king’s counselors, being gathered together, sa...
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Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, “Blessed be the God (Elohim) of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who...
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Therefore I make a decree, that every people, nation, and language, which speak anything evil agains...
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Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.
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