Daniel 3:4

² Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent 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.

³ 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 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.

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: Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “O people of every nation and language, this is what you are commanded:
KJV: Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,
WEB: Then the herald cried aloud, “To you it is commanded, peoples, nations, and languages,
ASV: Then the herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages,
DARBY: And the herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, [O] peoples, nations, and languages,
BLB: And the herald was calling out with force: “To you⁺ it is commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages,

ÅB: Og herolden ropte med høy røst: Det være dere sagt, dere folk, slekter og tungemål:
OTB: Herolden proklamerte høyt: "Til dere blir det befalt, folk, nasjoner og språk,
B1930: Og herolden ropte med høi røst: Det være eder sagt, I folk, ætter og tungemål:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Daniel 6:25
Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
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Daniel 4:1
Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
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Micah 6:16
For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.
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Daniel 4:14
He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:
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Hosea 5:11
Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.
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Proverbs 9:13–15
A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
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Isaiah 40:9
O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!
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Esther 8:9
Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
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