⁶ Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, ^(A)His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven.

⁶ And ^(A)the tongue is a fire, a world of ^[a]iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it ^(B)defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of ^[b]nature; and it is set on fire by ^[c]hell.

¹⁵ Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, and psaltery, in symphony with all kinds of music, and you fall down and worship the image which I have made, ^(A)good! But if you do not worship, you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. ^(B)And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands?”

¹⁵ Now therefore, ^(A)do not let Hezekiah deceive you or persuade you like this, and do not believe him; for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people from my hand or the hand of my fathers. How much less will your God deliver you from my hand?’ ”

² And Pharaoh said, ^(A)“Who is the Lord, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, ^(B)nor will I let Israel go.”

⁴ And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man,