[1]NebuchadnezzarH5020 the kingH4430 madeH5648[H8754] an imageH6755 of goldH1722, whose heightH7314 was threescoreH8361 cubitsH521, and the breadthH6613 thereof sixH8353 cubitsH521: he set it upH6966[H8684] in the plainH1236 of DuraH1757, in the provinceH4083 of BabylonH895. [2]Then NebuchadnezzarH5020 the kingH4430 sentH7972[H8754] to gather togetherH3673[H8749] the princesH324, the governorsH5460, and the captainsH6347, the judgesH148, the treasurersH1411, the counsellorsH1884, the sheriffsH8614, and allH3606 the rulersH7984 of the provincesH4083, to comeH858[H8749] to the dedicationH2597 of the imageH6755 which NebuchadnezzarH5020 the kingH4430 had set upH6966.[H8684] [3]ThenH116 the princesH324, the governorsH5460, and captainsH6347, the judgesH148, the treasurersH1411, the counsellorsH1884, the sheriffsH8614, and allH3606 the rulersH7984 of the provincesH4083, were gathered togetherH3673[H8723] unto the dedicationH2597 of the imageH6755 that NebuchadnezzarH5020 the kingH4430 had set upH6966[H8684]; and they stoodH6966[H8750] beforeH6903 the imageH6755 that NebuchadnezzarH5020 had set upH6966.[H8684] [4]Then an heraldH3744 criedH7123[H8751] aloudH2429, To you it is commandedH560[H8750], O peopleH5972, nationsH524, and languagesH3961, [5]That at what timeH5732 ye hearH8086[H8748] the soundH7032 of the cornetH7162, fluteH4953, harpH7030[H8675][H7030], sackbutH5443, psalteryH6460, dulcimerH5481, and allH3606 kindsH2178 of musickH2170, ye fall downH5308[H8748] and worshipH5457[H8748] the goldenH1722 imageH6755 that NebuchadnezzarH5020 the kingH4430 hath set upH6966:[H8684] [6]And whosoH4479 fallethH5308 notH3809 downH5308[H8748] and worshippethH5457[H8748] shall the same hourH8160 be castH7412[H8729] into the midstH1459 of a burningH3345[H8751] fieryH5135 furnaceH861. [7]ThereforeH6903[H1836] at that timeH2166, whenH1768 allH3606 the peopleH5972 heardH8086[H8750] the soundH7032 of the cornetH7162, fluteH4953, harpH7030[H8675][H7030], sackbutH5443, psalteryH6460, and allH3606 kindsH2178 of musickH2170, allH3606 the peopleH5972, the nationsH524, and the languagesH3961, fell downH5308[H8750] and worshippedH5457[H8750] the goldenH1722 imageH6755 that NebuchadnezzarH5020 the kingH4430 had set upH6966.[H8684] [8]WhereforeH6903[H3606] at thatH1836 timeH2166 certainH1400 ChaldeansH3779 came nearH7127[H8754], and accusedH7170[H399][H8754] the JewsH3062. [9]They spakeH6032[H8754] and saidH560[H8750] to the kingH4430 NebuchadnezzarH5020, O kingH4430, liveH2418[H8747] for everH5957. [10]ThouH607, O kingH4430, hast madeH7761[H8754] a decreeH2942, that everyH3606 manH606 that shall hearH8086[H8748] the soundH7032 of the cornetH7162, fluteH4953, harpH7030[H8675][H7030], sackbutH5443, psalteryH6460, and dulcimerH5481[H8675][H5481], and allH3606 kindsH2178 of musickH2170, shall fall downH5308[H8748] and worshipH5457[H8748] the goldenH1722 imageH6755: [11]And whosoH4479 fallethH5308 notH3809 downH5308[H8748] and worshippethH5457[H8748], that he should be castH7412[H8729] into the midstH1459 of a burningH3345[H8751] fieryH5135 furnaceH861. [12]There areH383 certainH1400 JewsH3062 whomH3487 thou hast setH4483[H8745] overH5922 the affairsH5673 of the provinceH4083 of BabylonH895, ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and AbednegoH5665; theseH479 menH1400, O kingH4430, haveH7761[H8754] notH3809 regardedH2942 theeH5922: they serveH6399[H8750] notH3809 thy godsH426, norH3809 worshipH5457[H8750] the goldenH1722 imageH6755 which thou hast set upH6966.[H8684] [13]ThenH116 NebuchadnezzarH5020 in his rageH7266 and furyH2528 commandedH560[H8754] to bringH858[H8682] ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and AbednegoH5665. ThenH116 they broughtH858[H8717] theseH479 menH1400 beforeH6925 the kingH4430. [14]NebuchadnezzarH5020 spakeH6032[H8750] and saidH560[H8750] unto them, Is it trueH6656, O ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and AbednegoH5665, do notH3809 yeH383 serveH6399[H8750] my godsH426, norH3809 worshipH5457[H8750] the goldenH1722 imageH6755 which I have setH6966 upH8684? [15]NowH3705 ifH2006 ye beH383 readyH6263 that at what timeH5732 ye hearH8086[H8748] the soundH7032 of the cornetH7162, fluteH4953, harpH7030[H8675][H7030], sackbutH5443, psalteryH6460, and dulcimerH5481, and allH3606 kindsH2178 of musickH2170, ye fall downH5308[H8748] and worshipH5457[H8748] the imageH6755 which I have madeH5648[H8754]; well: but ifH2006 ye worshipH5457[H8748] notH3809, ye shall be castH7412[H8729] the same hourH8160 into the midstH1459 of a burningH3345[H8751] fieryH5135 furnaceH861; and whoH4479 is that GodH426 that shall deliverH7804[H8755] you out ofH4481 my handsH3028? [16]ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and AbednegoH5665, answeredH6032[H8754] and saidH560[H8750] to the kingH4430, O NebuchadnezzarH5020, weH586 are notH3809 carefulH2818[H8750] to answerH8421[H8682] thee inH5922 thisH1836 matterH6600. [17]IfH2006 it be so, our GodH426 whom weH586 serveH6399[H8750] isH383 ableH3202[H8750] to deliverH7804[H8756] us fromH4481 the burningH3345[H8751] fieryH5135 furnaceH861, andH4481 he will deliverH7804[H8755] us out ofH4481 thine handH3028, O kingH4430. [18]But ifH2006 notH3809, be itH1934[H8748] knownH3046[H8752] unto thee, O kingH4430, that we willH383 notH3809 serveH6399[H8750] thy godsH426, norH3809 worshipH5457[H8748] the goldenH1722 imageH6755 which thou hast set upH6966.[H8684] [19]ThenH116 was NebuchadnezzarH5020 fullH4391[H8728] of furyH2528, and the formH6755 of his visageH600 was changedH8133[H8724] againstH5922 ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and AbednegoH5665: therefore he spakeH6032[H8750], and commandedH560[H8750] that they should heatH228[H8749] the furnaceH861 oneH2298 seven timesH7655 moreH5922 thanH1768 it was wontH2370[H8752] to be heatedH228.[H8749] [20]And he commandedH560[H8754] the mostH2429 mightyH1401 menH1400 that were in his armyH2429 to bindH3729[H8742] ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and AbednegoH5665, and to castH7412[H8749] them into the burningH3345[H8751] fieryH5135 furnaceH861. [21]ThenH116 theseH479 menH1400 were boundH3729[H8760] in their coatsH5622, their hosenH6361[H8675][H6361], and their hatsH3737, and their other garmentsH3831, and were castH7412[H8752] into the midstH1459 of the burningH3345[H8751] fieryH5135 furnaceH861. [22]ThereforeH3606[H6903] becauseH4481[H1836] the king'sH4430 commandmentH4406 was urgentH2685[H8683], and the furnaceH861 exceedingH3493 hotH228[H8752], the flameH7631 of the fireH5135 slewH6992[H8745] thoseH479 menH1400[H1994] that took upH5267[H8684] ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and AbednegoH5665. [23]And theseH479 threeH8532 menH1400, ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and AbednegoH5665, fell downH5308[H8754] boundH3729[H8743] into the midstH1459 of the burningH3345[H8751] fieryH5135 furnaceH861. [24]ThenH116 NebuchadnezzarH5020 the kingH4430 was astoniedH8429[H8754], and rose upH6966[H8754] in hasteH927[H8726], and spakeH6032[H8750], and saidH560[H8750] unto his counsellorsH1907, Did notH3809 we castH7412[H8754] threeH8532 menH1400 boundH3729[H8743] into the midstH1459 of the fireH5135? They answeredH6032[H8750] and saidH560[H8750] unto the kingH4430, TrueH3330, O kingH4430. [25]He answeredH6032[H8750] and saidH560[H8750], LoH1888, IH576 seeH2370[H8751] fourH703 menH1400 looseH8271[H8750], walkingH1981[H8683] in the midstH1459 of the fireH5135, and they haveH383 noH3809 hurtH2257; and the formH7299 of the fourthH7244 is likeH1821[H8751] the SonH1247 of GodH426. [26]ThenH116 NebuchadnezzarH5020 came nearH7127[H8754] to the mouthH8651 of the burningH3345[H8751] fieryH5135 furnaceH861, and spakeH6032[H8750], and saidH560[H8750], ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and AbednegoH5665, ye servantsH5649 of the most highH5943 GodH426, come forthH5312[H8747], and comeH858[H8747] hither. ThenH116 ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and AbednegoH5665, came forthH5312[H8750] ofH4481 the midstH1459 of the fireH5135. [27]And the princesH324, governorsH5460, and captainsH6347, and the king'sH4430 counsellorsH1907, being gathered togetherH3673[H8723], sawH2370[H8751] theseH479 menH1400, upon whose bodiesH1655 the fireH5135 had noH3809 powerH7981[H8754], norH3809 was an hairH8177 of their headH7217 singedH2761[H8724], neitherH3809 were their coatsH5622 changedH8133[H8754], norH3809 the smellH7382 of fireH5135 had passedH5709 on themH8754. [28]Then NebuchadnezzarH5020 spakeH6032[H8750], and saidH560[H8750], BlessedH1289[H8752] be the GodH426 of ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and AbednegoH5665, who hath sentH7972[H8754] his angelH4398, and deliveredH7804[H8758] his servantsH5649 that trustedH7365[H8702] in himH5922, and have changedH8133[H8745] the king'sH4430 wordH4406, and yieldedH3052[H8754] their bodiesH1655, that they might notH3809 serveH6399[H8748] norH3809 worshipH5457[H8748] anyH3606 godH426, exceptH3861 their own GodH426. [29]Therefore IH4481 makeH7761[H8752] a decreeH2942, That everyH3606 peopleH5972, nationH524, and languageH3961, which speakH560[H8748] any thing amissH7960[H8675][H7955] againstH5922 the GodH426 of ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and AbednegoH5665, shall be cutH5648[H8725] in piecesH1917, and their housesH1005 shall be madeH7739[H8721] a dunghillH5122: becauseH6903[H3606] there isH383 noH3809 otherH321 GodH426 that canH3202[H8748] deliverH5338[H8682] after this sortH1836. [30]ThenH116 the kingH4430 promotedH6744[H8684] ShadrachH7715, MeshachH4336, and AbednegoH5665, in the provinceH4083 of BabylonH895.
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