“You, O sovereign, have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, the flute, the zither, the lyre, the harp, the pipes, and all kinds of instruments, shall fall down and do obeisance to the gold image,
Daniel 3:11 - The Scriptures 2009 and whoever does not fall down and do obeisance is thrown into the midst of a burning furnace of fire. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And that whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. American Standard Version (1901) and whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. Common English Bible Anyone who wouldn’t bow and worship would be thrown into a furnace of flaming fire. Catholic Public Domain Version But if any man will not fall down and adore, he would be cast into a furnace of burning fire. English Standard Version 2016 And whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast into a burning fiery furnace. |
“You, O sovereign, have made a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, the flute, the zither, the lyre, the harp, the pipes, and all kinds of instruments, shall fall down and do obeisance to the gold image,
“There are certain Yehuḏim whom you have set over the work of the province of Baḇel: Shaḏraḵ, Mĕyshaḵ, and Aḇĕḏ-Neḡo. These men, O sovereign, pay no heed to you. They do not serve your elahin, and they are not doing obeisance to the gold image which you have set up.”
“And whoever does not fall down and do obeisance is immediately thrown into the midst of a burning furnace of fire.”
Then they answered and said before the sovereign, “Dani’ĕl, who is one of the sons of the exile from Yehuḏah, pays no heed to you, O sovereign, nor for the interdict that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.”
“All the governors of the reign, the nobles and viceroys, the counsellors and advisors, have consulted together to establish a royal decree and to make a strong interdict, that whoever petitions any elah or man for thirty days, except you, O sovereign, is thrown into the den of lions.
saying, “We found the prison shut in all safety, and the watches standing outside before the doors. But having opened them, we found no one inside!”