Daniel:3-4

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* Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold , whose height was threescore cubits , and the breadth thereof six cubits : he set it up in the plain of Dura , in the province of Babylon . * Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent sh @ to gather together the princes , the governors , and the captains , the judges , the treasurers , the counsellors , the sheriffs , and all the rulers of the provinces , to come to the dedication of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up . * Then the princes , the governors , and captains , the judges , the treasurers , the counsellors , 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 . * Then an herald cried q @ aloud , To you it is commanded , O people , nations , and languages , * That at what time ye hear sh @ the sound of the cornet , flute , harp , sackbut , psaltery , dulcimer , and all kinds of musick , ye fall down n @ and worship c @ the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up : * And whoso falleth # not down n @ and worshippeth c @ shall the same hour be cast r @ into the midst of a burning y @ fiery furnace . * Therefore q @bel # at that time , when all the people heard sh @ the sound of the cornet , flute , harp , sackbut , psaltery , and all kinds of musick , all the people , the nations , and the languages , fell down n @ and worshipped c @ the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up . * Wherefore q @bel # at that time certain Chaldeans came near q @, and accused q @rats # the Jews Y @huwda #iy #. * They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar , O king , live for ever . * Thou , O king , hast made a decree t @#em #, that every man that shall hear sh @ the sound of the cornet , flute , harp , sackbut , psaltery , and dulcimer cuwmpown @, and all kinds of musick , shall fall down n @ and worship c @ the golden image : * And whoso falleth # not down n @ and worshippeth c @, that he should be cast r @ into the midst of a burning y @ fiery furnace . * There are certain Jews whom thou hast set m @ over the affairs of the province of Babylon , Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego #Abed ; these men , O king , have not regarded thee : they serve p @ not thy gods , nor worship c @ the golden image which thou hast set up . * Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego #Abed . Then they brought these men before the king . * Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them , Is it true , O Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego #Abed , do not ye serve p @ my gods , nor worship c @ the golden image which I have set up ? * Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear sh @ the sound of the cornet , flute , harp , sackbut , psaltery , and dulcimer , and all kinds of musick , ye fall down n @ and worship c @ the image which I have made ; well : but if ye worship c @ not , ye shall be cast r @ the same hour into the midst of a burning y @ fiery furnace ; and who is that God that shall deliver sh @ you out of my hands ? * Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego #Abed , answered and said to the king , O Nebuchadnezzar , we are not careful to answer thee in this matter . * If it be so , our God whom we serve p @ is able y @ to deliver sh @ us from the burning y @ fiery furnace , and # he will deliver sh @ us out of thine hand , O king . * But if not , be it known y @ unto thee , O king , that we will not serve p @ thy gods , nor worship c @ the golden image which thou hast set up . * Then was Nebuchadnezzar full m @ of fury , and the form of his visage was changed sh @ against Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego #Abed : therefore he spake , and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated . * And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind k @ Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego #Abed , and to cast r @ them into the burning y @ fiery furnace . * Then these men were bound k @ in their coats , their hosen , and their hats , and their other garments , and were cast r @ into the midst of the burning y @ fiery furnace . * Therefore kol # because min # the kings commandment was urgent , and the furnace exceeding hot , the flame of the fire slew q @ those men g @bar # that took up n @ Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego #Abed . * And these three men , Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego #Abed , fell down n @ bound k @ into the midst of the burning y @ fiery furnace . * Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied t @, and rose up in haste b @, and spake , and said unto his counsellors , Did not we cast r @ three men bound k @ into the midst of the fire ? They answered and said unto the king , True , O king . * He answered and said , Lo , I see four men loose sh @, walking in the midst of the fire , and they have no hurt ; and the form of the fourth is like d @ the Son of God . * Then Nebuchadnezzar came near q @ to the mouth of the burning y @ fiery furnace , and spake , and said , Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego #Abed , ye servants of the most high God , come forth n @, and come hither . Then Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego #Abed , came forth n @ of the midst of the fire . * And the princes , governors , and captains , and the kings counsellors , being gathered together , saw these men , upon whose bodies the fire had no power sh @, nor was an hair of their head singed , neither were their coats changed sh @, nor the smell of fire had passed on them . * Then Nebuchadnezzar spake , and said , Blessed b @ be the God of Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego #Abed , who hath sent sh @ his angel mal #ak #, and delivered sh @ his servants that trusted r @ in him , and have changed sh @ the kings word , and yielded y @ their bodies , that they might not serve p @ nor worship c @ any god , except their own God . * Therefore I make a decree t @#em #, That every people , nation , and language , which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego #Abed , shall be cut in pieces , and their houses shall be made sh @ a dunghill : because q @bel # there is no other God that can y @ deliver n @ after this sort . * Then the king promoted ts @ Shadrach , Meshach , and Abednego #Abed , in the province of Babylon . * Nebuchadnezzar the king , unto all people , nations , and languages , that dwell in all the earth ; Peace be multiplied unto you . * I thought it good sh @ to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me . * How great are his signs ! and how mighty are his wonders ! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom , and his dominion is from generation to generation . * I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest sh @ in mine house , and flourishing in my palace : * I saw a dream which made me afraid d @, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled b @ me . * Therefore # made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me , that they might make known y @ unto me the interpretation of the dream . * Then came in the magicians , the astrologers , the Chaldeans , and the soothsayers g @: and I told the dream before them ; but they did not make known y @ unto me the interpretation thereof . * But at the last Daniel came in before me , whose name was Belteshazzar Belt @sha #tstsar #, according to the name of my god , and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods : and before him I told the dream , saying , * O Belteshazzar Belt @sha #tstsar #, master of the magicians , because I know y @ that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee , and no kol # secret troubleth thee , tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen , and the interpretation thereof . * Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed ; I saw , and behold a tree in the midst of the earth , and the height thereof was great . * The tree grew r @, and was strong t @, and the height thereof reached m @ unto heaven , and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth : * The leaves thereof were fair , and the fruit thereof much , and in it was meat for all : the beasts of the field had shadow t @ under it , and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof , and all flesh was fed of it . * I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed , and , behold , a watcher and an holy one came down n @ from heaven ; * He cried q @ aloud , and said thus , Hew down the tree , and cut off q @ his branches , shake off n @ his leaves , and scatter b @ his fruit : let the beasts get away from under it , and the fowls from his branches : * Nevertheless leave sh @ the stump of his roots in the earth , even with a band of iron and brass , in the tender grass of the field ; and let it be wet ts @ with the dew of heaven , and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth : * Let his heart be changed sh @ from mans , and let a beasts heart be given y @ unto him ; and let seven times pass over him . * This matter is by the decree of the watchers , and the demand by the word of the holy ones : to the intent that the living may know y @ that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men , and giveth n @ it to whomsoever he will ts @, and setteth up over it the basest of men . * This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen . Now thou , O Belteshazzar Belt @sha #tstsar #, declare the interpretation thereof , forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able y @ to make known y @ unto me the interpretation : but thou art able k @; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee . * Then Daniel Daniye #l #, whose name was Belteshazzar Belt @sha #tstsar #, was astonied sh @ for one hour sha #ah #, and his thoughts troubled b @ him . The king spake , and said , Belteshazzar Belt @sha #tstsar #, let not the dream , or the interpretation thereof , trouble b @ thee . Belteshazzar answered and said , My lord , the dream be to them that hate s @ thee , and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies . * The tree that thou sawest , which grew r @, and was strong t @, whose height reached m @ unto the heaven , and the sight thereof to all the earth ; * Whose leaves were fair , and the fruit thereof much , and in it was meat for all ; under which the beasts of the field dwelt , and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation sh @: * It is thou , O king , that art grown r @ and become strong t @: for thy greatness is grown r @, and reacheth m @ unto heaven , and thy dominion to the end of the earth . * And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down n @ from heaven , and saying , Hew # the tree down , and destroy it ; yet leave sh @ the stump of the roots thereof in the earth , even with a band of iron and brass , in the tender grass of the field ; and let it be wet ts @ with the dew of heaven , and let his portion be with the beasts of the field , till seven times pass over him ; * This is the interpretation , O king , and this is the decree of the most High , which is come m @ upon my lord the king : * That they shall drive t @ thee from men , and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field , and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen , and they shall wet ts @ thee with the dew of heaven , and seven times shall pass over thee , till thou know y @ that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men , and giveth n @ it to whomsoever he will ts @. * And whereas they commanded to leave sh @ the stump of the tree roots ; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee , after that thou shalt have known y @ that the heavens do rule . * Wherefore , O king , let my counsel be acceptable sh @ unto thee , and break off p @ thy sins by righteousness , and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor ; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity . * All this came m @ upon the king Nebuchadnezzar . * At the end of twelve t @reyn # months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon . * The king spake , and said , Is not this huw # great Babylon , that I have built b @ for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power , and for the honour of my majesty ? * While the word was in the kings mouth , there fell n @ a voice from heaven , saying , O king Nebuchadnezzar , to thee it is spoken ; The kingdom is departed from thee . * And they shall drive t @ thee from men , and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field : they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen , and seven times shall pass over thee , until thou know y @ that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men , and giveth n @ it to whomsoever he will ts @. * The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar : and he was driven t @ from men , and did eat grass as oxen , and his body was wet ts @ with the dew of heaven , till his hairs were grown r @ like eagles feathers , and his nails like birds claws . * And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up n @ mine eyes unto heaven , and mine understanding returned unto me , and I blessed b @ the most High , and I praised sh @ and honoured him that liveth for ever , whose dominion is an everlasting dominion , and his kingdom is from generation to generation : * And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing : and he doeth according to his will ts @ in the army of heaven , and among the inhabitants of the earth : and none can stay m @ his hand , or say unto him , What doest thou ? * At the same time my reason returned unto me ; and for the glory of my kingdom , mine honour and brightness returned unto me ; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me ; and I was established t @ in my kingdom , and excellent majesty was added y @ unto me . * Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise sh @ and extol and honour the King of heaven , all whose works are truth , and his ways judgment : and those that walk in pride he is able y @ to abase sh @. * Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords , and drank sh @ wine before the thousand .

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