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Daniel 3:6

3:5 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: dulcimer: or, singing: Cald. symphony
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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and whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall the same hour be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace.

And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

And whoever falls not down and worships shall the same hour be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace.

3:7 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.

What does Daniel 3:6 mean?

Daniel 3:6 is a verse in the book of Daniel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מָן (mân), נְפַל (nᵉphal), לָא (lâʼ). It connects to 5 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
whosoמָןmân/mawn/H4479who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
fallethנְפַלnᵉphal/nef-al'/H5308{to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)}
notלָאlâʼ/law/H3809{not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no;}
downנְפַלnᵉphal/nef-al'/H5308{to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)}
and
worshippethסְגִדçᵉgid/seg-eed'/H5457{to prostrate oneself (in homage)}
shall
the
same
hourשָׁעָהshâʻâh/shaw-aw'/H8160properly, a look, i.e. a moment
be
castרְמָהrᵉmâh/rem-aw'/H7412to throw, set, (figuratively) assess
into
the
midstגַּוgav/gav/H1459the middle
of
a
burningיְקַדyᵉqad/yek-ad'/H3345{to burn}
fieryנוּרnûwr/noor/H5135fire
furnace.אַתּוּןʼattûwn/at-toon'/H861probably a fire-place, i.e. furnace

Commentary on Daniel 3:6

HENRY_FULL · Daniel 3:6
sion of the Jews, but was delivered long before, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, as was the prophecy in the next chapter, and probably those that follow. We here find, I. How Baruch was terrified when he was brought into trouble for writing and reading Jeremiah's roll, ver. 1-3 . II. How his fears were checked with a reproof for his great expectations and silenced with a promise of special preservation, ver. 4, 5 . Though Baruch was only Jeremiah's scribe, yet this notice is taken of his frights, and this provision made for his comfort; for God despises not any of his servants, but graciously concerns himself for the meanest and weakest, for Baruch the scribe as well as for Jeremiah the prophet. Jeremiah's Address to Baruch. ( b. c. 607.) 1 The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying, 2 Thus saith th

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But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.

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Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

2 Corinthians 7:6

Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

Hebrews 2:18

For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.

Hebrews 4:15

For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

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Daniel 3:15

Now 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?

Daniel 3:11

And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

Daniel 3:21

Then 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. coats: or, mantles hats: or, turbans

Daniel 3:23

And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

Daniel 3:24

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king. counsellors: or, governors

Daniel 2:46

Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him.

Daniel 3:10

Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:

Daniel 3:12

There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. have: Cald. have set no regard upon thee

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What does Daniel 3:6 say?

Daniel 3:6 (King James Version) reads: "And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace."

Is Daniel 3:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Daniel 3:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Daniel.

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