KJV King James Version
And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
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Daniel 3:6
And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.”
WEB World English Bible
and whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
ASV American Standard Version
and whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and whoso doth not fall down and do obeisance, in that hour he is cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.’
Surrounding context — Daniel 3
3 Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellers, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
4 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,
5 [That] at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:
6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
7 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.
8 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.
9 They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
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וּמַן־H4479 · manwho?דִּי־H1768 · dithatלָ֥אH3809 · lanotיִפֵּ֖לH5308 · ne.phalto fallוְיִסְגֻּ֑דH5457 · se.gidto do homageבַּהּ־H9034 · haherשַׁעֲתָ֣אH8160 · sha.ahmomentיִתְרְמֵ֔אH7412 · re.mahto castלְגֽוֹא־H1459 · gavmidstאַתּ֥וּןH861 · at.tunfurnaceנוּרָ֖אH5135 · nurfireיָקִֽדְתָּֽא׃H3345 · ye.qadto burn
Cross-references
Matthew 13:50And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.Matthew 13:42And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.Jeremiah 29:22And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which [are] in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;Daniel 3:11And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, [that] he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.Daniel 3:15Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; [well]: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who [is] that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?Revelation 14:11And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.Ezekiel 22:18-22Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they [are] brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are [even] the dross of silver.Revelation 9:2And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.Revelation 13:15-17And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.Exodus 20:5Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;Daniel 2:5The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.Daniel 2:12-13For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise [men] of Babylon.Daniel 3:21Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their [other] garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.Isaiah 44:17And the residue thereof he maketh a god, [even] his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth [it], and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou [art] my god.Daniel 6:7All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellers, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.Genesis 19:28And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.Matthew 4:9And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.Mark 6:27And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
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