29 Therefore (A)I make a decree: Any (B)people, nation, or language that speaks anything against the God of (C)Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego (D)shall be torn limb from limb, and their houses laid in ruins, for there is no other god who is able to rescue in this way.”

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29 Therefore I decree(A) that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble,(B) for no other god can save(C) in this way.”

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26 (A)I make a decree, that in all my royal dominion (B)people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel,

for (C)he is (D)the living God,
    enduring forever;
his kingdom shall never be destroyed,
    (E)and his dominion shall be (F)to the end.
27 He delivers and rescues;
    he works (G)signs and wonders
    in heaven and on earth,
he who has (H)saved Daniel
    from the power of the lions.”

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26 “I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence(A) the God of Daniel.(B)

“For he is the living God(C)
    and he endures forever;(D)
his kingdom will not be destroyed,
    his dominion will never end.(E)
27 He rescues and he saves;(F)
    he performs signs and wonders(G)
    in the heavens and on the earth.
He has rescued Daniel
    from the power of the lions.”(H)

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The king answered and said to (A)the Chaldeans, “The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you shall be (B)torn limb from limb, (C)and your (D)houses shall be laid in ruins.

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The king replied to the astrologers, “This is what I have firmly decided:(A) If you do not tell me what my dream was and interpret it, I will have you cut into pieces(B) and your houses turned into piles of rubble.(C)

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15 Now if you are ready when (A)you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, to fall down and worship the image that I have made, well and good.[a] But if you do not worship, (B)you shall immediately be cast into a burning fiery furnace. And (C)who is the god who will deliver you out of my hands?”

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  1. Daniel 3:15 Aramaic lacks well and good

15 Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god(A) will be able to rescue(B) you from my hand?”

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10 Surely (A)the wrath of man shall praise you;
    the remnant[a] of wrath you will put on like a belt.

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  1. Psalm 76:10 Or extremity

10 Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise,(A)
    and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.[a]

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  1. Psalm 76:10 Or Surely the wrath of mankind brings you praise, / and with the remainder of wrath you arm yourself

31 For (A)their rock is not as our Rock;
    (B)our enemies are by themselves.

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31 For their rock is not like our Rock,(A)
    as even our enemies concede.(B)

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28 Nebuchadnezzar answered and said, “Blessed be the God of (A)Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who (B)has sent his angel and (C)delivered his servants, who (D)trusted in him, and set aside[a] the king's command, and yielded up their bodies rather than (E)serve and worship any god except their own God.

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  1. Daniel 3:28 Aramaic and changed

28 Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel(A) and rescued(B) his servants! They trusted(C) in him and defied the king’s command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.(D)

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17 If this be so, (A)our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king.[a]

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  1. Daniel 3:17 Or If our God whom we serve is able to deliver us, he will deliver us from the burning fiery furnace and out of your hand, O king

17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver(A) us from it, and he will deliver(B) us[a] from Your Majesty’s hand.

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  1. Daniel 3:17 Or If the God we serve is able to deliver us, then he will deliver us from the blazing furnace and

(A)Salvation belongs to the Lord;
    your blessing be on your people! Selah

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From the Lord comes deliverance.(A)
    May your blessing(B) be on your people.

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11 Also I make a decree that if anyone alters this edict, a beam shall be pulled out of his house, and he shall be impaled on it, and (A)his house shall be made a dunghill.

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11 Furthermore, I decree that if anyone defies this edict, a beam is to be pulled from their house and they are to be impaled(A) on it. And for this crime their house is to be made a pile of rubble.(B)

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