Daniel 3:11
9 saying to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, may you live forever!
10 You, O king, have issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the golden statue,
and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.
12 But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”
13 Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.
- KJV
- And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
- WEB
- and whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace.
- ASV
- and whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
- DARBY
- and [that] whosoever doth not fall down and worship, shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
- BLB
- And whoever does not fall down and give homage, he shall be cast into the midst of a burning furnace of fire!
- ÅB
- og den som ikke falt ned og tilba, skulle kastes i den brennende ildovn.
- OTB
- og den som ikke faller ned og tilber, skal kastes midt i en brennende ovn.
- B1930
- og den som ikke falt ned og tilbad, skulde kastes i den brennende ildovn.