Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ the king⁴⁴³⁰ made⁵⁶⁴⁸ an image⁶⁷⁵⁵ of gold,¹⁷²² whose height⁷³¹⁴ was threescore⁸³⁶¹ cubits,⁵²¹ and the breadth⁶⁶¹³ thereof six⁸³⁵³ cubits:⁵²¹ he set it up⁶⁹⁶⁶ in the plain¹²³⁶ of Dura,¹⁷⁵⁷ in the province⁴⁰⁸³ of Babylon.⁸⁹⁵

Then Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ the king⁴⁴³⁰ sent⁷⁹⁷² to gather together³⁶⁷³ the princes,³²⁴ the governors,⁵⁴⁶⁰ and the captains,⁶³⁴⁷ the judges,¹⁴⁸ the treasurers,¹⁴¹¹ the counsellors,¹⁸⁸⁴ the sheriffs,⁸⁶¹⁴ and all³⁶⁰⁶ the rulers⁷⁹⁸⁴ of the provinces,⁴⁰⁸³ to come⁸⁵⁸ to the dedication²⁵⁹⁷ of the image⁶⁷⁵⁵ which Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ the king⁴⁴³⁰ had set up.⁶⁹⁶⁶

Then¹¹⁶ the princes,³²⁴ the governors,⁵⁴⁶⁰ and captains,⁶³⁴⁷ the judges,¹⁴⁸ the treasurers,¹⁴¹¹ the counsellors,¹⁸⁸⁴ the sheriffs,⁸⁶¹⁴ and all³⁶⁰⁶ the rulers⁷⁹⁸⁴ of the provinces,⁴⁰⁸³ were gathered together³⁶⁷³ unto the dedication²⁵⁹⁷ of the image⁶⁷⁵⁵ that Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ the king⁴⁴³⁰ had set up;⁶⁹⁶⁶ and they stood⁶⁹⁶⁶ before⁶⁹⁰³ the image⁶⁷⁵⁵ that Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ had set up.⁶⁹⁶⁶

Then an herald³⁷⁴⁴ cried⁷¹²³ aloud,²⁴²⁹ To you it is commanded,⁵⁶⁰ O people,⁵⁹⁷² nations,⁵²⁴ and languages,³⁹⁶¹

That at what time⁵⁷³² ye hear⁸⁰⁸⁶ the sound⁷⁰³² of the cornet,⁷¹⁶² flute,⁴⁹⁵³ harp,⁷⁰³⁰ sackbut,⁵⁴⁴³ psaltery,⁶⁴⁶⁰ dulcimer,⁵⁴⁸¹ and all³⁶⁰⁶ kinds²¹⁷⁸ of musick,²¹⁷⁰ ye fall down⁵³⁰⁸ and worship⁵⁴⁵⁷ the golden¹⁷²² image⁶⁷⁵⁵ that Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ the king⁴⁴³⁰ hath set up:⁶⁹⁶⁶

And whoso⁴⁴⁷⁹ falleth not³⁸⁰⁹ down⁵³⁰⁸ and worshippeth⁵⁴⁵⁷ shall the same hour⁸¹⁶⁰ be cast⁷⁴¹² into the midst¹⁴⁵⁹ of a burning³³⁴⁵ fiery⁵¹³⁵ furnace.⁸⁶¹

Therefore³⁶⁰⁶ at that time,²¹⁶⁶ when¹⁷⁶⁸ all³⁶⁰⁶ the people⁵⁹⁷² heard⁸⁰⁸⁶ the sound⁷⁰³² of the cornet,⁷¹⁶² flute,⁴⁹⁵³ harp,⁷⁰³⁰ sackbut,⁵⁴⁴³ psaltery,⁶⁴⁶⁰ and all³⁶⁰⁶ kinds²¹⁷⁸ of musick,²¹⁷⁰ all³⁶⁰⁶ the people,⁵⁹⁷² the nations,⁵²⁴ and the languages,³⁹⁶¹ fell down⁵³⁰⁸ and worshipped⁵⁴⁵⁷ the golden¹⁷²² image⁶⁷⁵⁵ that Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ the king⁴⁴³⁰ had set up.⁶⁹⁶⁶

Wherefore⁶⁹⁰³ at that time²¹⁶⁶ certain¹⁴⁰⁰ Chaldeans³⁷⁷⁹ came near,⁷¹²⁷ and accused⁷¹⁷⁰ the Jews.³⁰⁶²

They spake⁶⁰³² and said⁵⁶⁰ to the king⁴⁴³⁰ Nebuchadnezzar,⁵⁰²⁰ O king,⁴⁴³⁰ live²⁴¹⁸ for ever.⁵⁹⁵⁷

Thou,⁶⁰⁷ O king,⁴⁴³⁰ hast made⁷⁷⁶¹ a decree,²⁹⁴² that every³⁶⁰⁶ man⁶⁰⁶ that shall hear⁸⁰⁸⁶ the sound⁷⁰³² of the cornet,⁷¹⁶² flute,⁴⁹⁵³ harp,⁷⁰³⁰ sackbut,⁵⁴⁴³ psaltery,⁶⁴⁶⁰ and dulcimer,⁵⁴⁸¹ and all³⁶⁰⁶ kinds²¹⁷⁸ of musick,²¹⁷⁰ shall fall down⁵³⁰⁸ and worship⁵⁴⁵⁷ the golden¹⁷²² image:⁶⁷⁵⁵

And whoso⁴⁴⁷⁹ falleth not³⁸⁰⁹ down⁵³⁰⁸ and worshippeth,⁵⁴⁵⁷ that he should be cast⁷⁴¹² into the midst¹⁴⁵⁹ of a burning³³⁴⁵ fiery⁵¹³⁵ furnace.⁸⁶¹

There are³⁸³ certain¹⁴⁰⁰ Jews³⁰⁶² whom³⁴⁸⁷ thou hast set⁴⁴⁸³ over⁵⁹²² the affairs⁵⁶⁷³ of the province⁴⁰⁸³ of Babylon,⁸⁹⁵ Shadrach,⁷⁷¹⁵ Meshach,⁴³³⁶ and Abednego;⁵⁶⁶⁵ these⁴⁷⁹ men,¹⁴⁰⁰ O king,⁴⁴³⁰ have⁷⁷⁶¹ not³⁸⁰⁹ regarded²⁹⁴² thee:⁵⁹²² they serve⁶³⁹⁹ not³⁸⁰⁹ thy mighty ones,⁴²⁶ nor³⁸⁰⁹ worship⁵⁴⁵⁷ the golden¹⁷²² image⁶⁷⁵⁵ which thou hast set up.⁶⁹⁶⁶

Then¹¹⁶ Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ in his rage⁷²⁶⁶ and fury²⁵²⁸ commanded⁵⁶⁰ to bring⁸⁵⁸ Shadrach,⁷⁷¹⁵ Meshach,⁴³³⁶ and Abednego.⁵⁶⁶⁵ Then¹¹⁶ they brought⁸⁵⁸ these⁴⁷⁹ men¹⁴⁰⁰ before⁶⁹²⁵ the king.⁴⁴³⁰

Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ spake⁶⁰³² and said⁵⁶⁰ unto them, Is it true,⁶⁶⁵⁶ O Shadrach,⁷⁷¹⁵ Meshach,⁴³³⁶ and Abednego,⁵⁶⁶⁵ do not³⁸⁰⁹ ye³⁸³ serve⁶³⁹⁹ my mighty ones,⁴²⁶ nor³⁸⁰⁹ worship⁵⁴⁵⁷ the golden¹⁷²² image⁶⁷⁵⁵ which I have set up?⁶⁹⁶⁶

Now³⁷⁰⁵ if²⁰⁰⁶ ye be³⁸³ ready⁶²⁶³ that at what time⁵⁷³² ye hear⁸⁰⁸⁶ the sound⁷⁰³² of the cornet,⁷¹⁶² flute,⁴⁹⁵³ harp,⁷⁰³⁰ sackbut,⁵⁴⁴³ psaltery,⁶⁴⁶⁰ and dulcimer,⁵⁴⁸¹ and all³⁶⁰⁶ kinds²¹⁷⁸ of musick,²¹⁷⁰ ye fall down⁵³⁰⁸ and worship⁵⁴⁵⁷ the image⁶⁷⁵⁵ which I have made;⁵⁶⁴⁸ well: but if²⁰⁰⁶ ye worship⁵⁴⁵⁷ not,³⁸⁰⁹ ye shall be cast⁷⁴¹² the same hour⁸¹⁶⁰ into the midst¹⁴⁵⁹ of a burning³³⁴⁵ fiery⁵¹³⁵ furnace;⁸⁶¹ and who⁴⁴⁷⁹ is that Elah⁴²⁶ that shall deliver⁷⁸⁰⁴ you out of⁴⁴⁸¹ my hands?³⁰²⁸

Shadrach,⁷⁷¹⁵ Meshach,⁴³³⁶ and Abednego,⁵⁶⁶⁵ answered⁶⁰³² and said⁵⁶⁰ to the king,⁴⁴³⁰ O Nebuchadnezzar,⁵⁰²⁰ we⁵⁸⁶ are not³⁸⁰⁹ careful²⁸¹⁸ to answer⁸⁴²¹ thee in⁵⁹²² this¹⁸³⁶ matter.⁶⁶⁰⁰

If²⁰⁰⁶ it be so, our Elah⁴²⁶ whom we⁵⁸⁶ serve⁶³⁹⁹ is³⁸³ able³²⁰² to deliver⁷⁸⁰⁴ us from⁴⁴⁸¹ the burning³³⁴⁵ fiery⁵¹³⁵ furnace,⁸⁶¹ and he will deliver⁷⁸⁰⁴ us out of⁴⁴⁸¹ thine hand,³⁰²⁸ O king.⁴⁴³⁰

But if²⁰⁰⁶ not,³⁸⁰⁹ be it¹⁹³⁴ known³⁰⁴⁶ unto thee, O king,⁴⁴³⁰ that we will³⁸³ not³⁸⁰⁹ serve⁶³⁹⁹ thy mighty ones,⁴²⁶ nor³⁸⁰⁹ worship⁵⁴⁵⁷ the golden¹⁷²² image⁶⁷⁵⁵ which thou hast set up.⁶⁹⁶⁶

Then¹¹⁶ was Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ full⁴³⁹¹ of fury,²⁵²⁸ and the form⁶⁷⁵⁵ of his visage⁶⁰⁰ was changed⁸¹³³ against⁵⁹²² Shadrach,⁷⁷¹⁵ Meshach,⁴³³⁶ and Abednego:⁵⁶⁶⁵ therefore he spake,⁶⁰³² and commanded⁵⁶⁰ that they should heat²²⁸ the furnace⁸⁶¹ one²²⁹⁸ seven times⁷⁶⁵⁵ more⁵⁹²² than¹⁷⁶⁸ it was wont²³⁷⁰ to be heated.²²⁸

And he commanded⁵⁶⁰ the most²⁴²⁹ mighty¹⁴⁰¹ men¹⁴⁰⁰ that were in his army²⁴²⁹ to bind³⁷²⁹ Shadrach,⁷⁷¹⁵ Meshach,⁴³³⁶ and Abednego,⁵⁶⁶⁵ and to cast⁷⁴¹² them into the burning³³⁴⁵ fiery⁵¹³⁵ furnace.⁸⁶¹

Then¹¹⁶ these⁴⁷⁹ men¹⁴⁰⁰ were bound³⁷²⁹ in their coats,⁵⁶²² their hosen,⁶³⁶¹ and their hats,³⁷³⁷ and their other garments,³⁸³¹ and were cast⁷⁴¹² into the midst¹⁴⁵⁹ of the burning³³⁴⁵ fiery⁵¹³⁵ furnace.⁸⁶¹

Therefore³⁶⁰⁶ because⁴⁴⁸¹ the king's⁴⁴³⁰ commandment⁴⁴⁰⁶ was urgent,²⁶⁸⁵ and the furnace⁸⁶¹ exceeding³⁴⁹³ hot,²²⁸ the flame⁷⁶³¹ of the fire⁵¹³⁵ slew⁶⁹⁹² those⁴⁷⁹ men¹⁴⁰⁰ that took up⁵²⁶⁷ Shadrach,⁷⁷¹⁵ Meshach,⁴³³⁶ and Abednego.⁵⁶⁶⁵

And these⁴⁷⁹ three⁸⁵³² men,¹⁴⁰⁰ Shadrach,⁷⁷¹⁵ Meshach,⁴³³⁶ and Abednego,⁵⁶⁶⁵ fell down⁵³⁰⁸ bound³⁷²⁹ into the midst¹⁴⁵⁹ of the burning³³⁴⁵ fiery⁵¹³⁵ furnace.⁸⁶¹

Then¹¹⁶ Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ the king⁴⁴³⁰ was astonied,⁸⁴²⁹ and rose up⁶⁹⁶⁶ in haste,⁹²⁷ and spake,⁶⁰³² and said⁵⁶⁰ unto his counsellors,¹⁹⁰⁷ Did not³⁸⁰⁹ we cast⁷⁴¹² three⁸⁵³² men¹⁴⁰⁰ bound³⁷²⁹ into the midst¹⁴⁵⁹ of the fire?⁵¹³⁵ They answered⁶⁰³² and said⁵⁶⁰ unto the king,⁴⁴³⁰ True,³³³⁰ O king.⁴⁴³⁰

He answered⁶⁰³² and said,⁵⁶⁰ Lo,¹⁸⁸⁸ I⁵⁷⁶ see²³⁷⁰ four⁷⁰³ men¹⁴⁰⁰ loose,⁸²⁷¹ walking¹⁹⁸¹ in the midst¹⁴⁵⁹ of the fire,⁵¹³⁵ and they have³⁸³ no³⁸⁰⁹ hurt;²²⁵⁷ and the form⁷²⁹⁹ of the fourth⁷²⁴⁴ is like¹⁸²¹ the Son¹²⁴⁷ of Elah.⁴²⁶

Then¹¹⁶ Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ came near⁷¹²⁷ to the mouth⁸⁶⁵¹ of the burning³³⁴⁵ fiery⁵¹³⁵ furnace,⁸⁶¹ and spake,⁶⁰³² and said,⁵⁶⁰ Shadrach,⁷⁷¹⁵ Meshach,⁴³³⁶ and Abednego,⁵⁶⁶⁵ ye servants⁵⁶⁴⁹ of the most high⁵⁹⁴³ Elah,⁴²⁶ come forth,⁵³¹² and come⁸⁵⁸ hither. Then¹¹⁶ Shadrach,⁷⁷¹⁵ Meshach,⁴³³⁶ and Abednego,⁵⁶⁶⁵ came forth⁵³¹² of⁴⁴⁸¹ the midst¹⁴⁵⁹ of the fire.⁵¹³⁵

And the princes,³²⁴ governors,⁵⁴⁶⁰ and captains,⁶³⁴⁷ and the king's⁴⁴³⁰ counsellors,¹⁹⁰⁷ being gathered together,³⁶⁷³ saw²³⁷⁰ these⁴⁷⁹ men,¹⁴⁰⁰ upon whose bodies¹⁶⁵⁵ the fire⁵¹³⁵ had no³⁸⁰⁹ power,⁷⁹⁸¹ nor³⁸⁰⁹ was an hair⁸¹⁷⁷ of their head⁷²¹⁷ singed,²⁷⁶¹ neither³⁸⁰⁹ were their coats⁵⁶²² changed,⁸¹³³ nor³⁸⁰⁹ the smell⁷³⁸² of fire⁵¹³⁵ had passed⁵⁷⁰⁹ on them.

Then Nebuchadnezzar⁵⁰²⁰ spake,⁶⁰³² and said,⁵⁶⁰ Blessed¹²⁸⁹ be the Elah⁴²⁶ of Shadrach,⁷⁷¹⁵ Meshach,⁴³³⁶ and Abednego,⁵⁶⁶⁵ who hath sent⁷⁹⁷² his angel,⁴³⁹⁸ and delivered⁷⁸⁰⁴ his servants⁵⁶⁴⁹ that trusted⁷³⁶⁵ in him,⁵⁹²² and have changed⁸¹³³ the king's⁴⁴³⁰ word,⁴⁴⁰⁶ and yielded³⁰⁵² their bodies,¹⁶⁵⁵ that they might not³⁸⁰⁹ serve⁶³⁹⁹ nor³⁸⁰⁹ worship⁵⁴⁵⁷ any³⁶⁰⁶ elah,⁴²⁶ except³⁸⁶¹ their own Elah.⁴²⁶

Therefore I⁴⁴⁸¹ make⁷⁷⁶¹ a decree,²⁹⁴² That every³⁶⁰⁶ people,⁵⁹⁷² nation,⁵²⁴ and language,³⁹⁶¹ which speak⁵⁶⁰ any thing amiss⁷⁹⁶⁰ against⁵⁹²² the Elah⁴²⁶ of Shadrach,⁷⁷¹⁵ Meshach,⁴³³⁶ and Abednego,⁵⁶⁶⁵ shall be cut⁵⁶⁴⁸ in pieces,¹⁹¹⁷ and their houses¹⁰⁰⁵ shall be made⁷⁷³⁹ a dunghill:⁵¹²² because⁶⁹⁰³ there is³⁸³ no³⁸⁰⁹ other³²¹ elah⁴²⁶ that can³²⁰² deliver⁵³³⁸ after this sort.¹⁸³⁶

Then¹¹⁶ the king⁴⁴³⁰ promoted⁶⁷⁴⁴ Shadrach,⁷⁷¹⁵ Meshach,⁴³³⁶ and Abednego,⁵⁶⁶⁵ in the province⁴⁰⁸³ of Babylon.⁸⁹⁵