³^ggThen the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellers, 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. ⁴Then an herald cried ^†aloud, To you ^†it is commanded, ^hO people, nations, and languages, ⁵That at what time ⁱye hear ^jthe sound of ^kthe cornet, ^lflute, ^l^mharp, sackbut, psaltery, ^||^†dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ⁿye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: ⁶And whoso ⁿfalleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour ^obe cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

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ggSee ver. 2.
†Chald. with might. ch. 4:14. & 5:7. See Rev. 18:2.
†Chald. they command. ch. 4:31 (Chald.).
hver. 7, 29. ch. 4:1. & 5:19. & 6:25. & 7:14. See Rev. 5:9.
iComp. Ps. 137:3. Isai. 14:11.
jver. 7, 10, 15.
k Jos. 6:5 (Heb.).
lComp. 1 Cor. 14:7.
lComp. 1 Cor. 14:7.
mSee Rev. 5:8.
||Or, singing.
†Chald. symphony. ver. 10. 15. Luke 15:25 (Gk.).
nSee ch. 2:46.
nSee ch. 2:46.
over. 11, 15. So Jer. 29:22. Ezek. 23:25. Comp. Rev. 13:14, 15.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the justices, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces gathered for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up. And they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. And the herald proclaimed aloud, “You are commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages, that when you hear the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, you are to fall down and worship the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. And whoever does not fall down and worship shall immediately be cast into a burning fiery furnace.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it.

Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “Nations and peoples of every language, this is what you are commanded to do: As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the rulers of the provinces assembled for the dedication of the statue the king had set up. Then they stood before the statue Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

A herald loudly proclaimed, “People of every nation and language, you are commanded: When you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, drum, and every kind of music, you are to fall facedown and worship the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. But whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a furnace of blazing fire.”

NLTNew Living Translation

So all these officials came and stood before the statue King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

Then a herald shouted out, “People of all races and nations and languages, listen to the king’s command! When you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and other musical instruments, bow to the ground to worship King Nebuchadnezzar’s gold statue. Anyone who refuses to obey will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then the satraps, the prefects, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the province were assembled for the dedication of the statue that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up, and were standing before the statue that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. Then the herald proclaimed aloud, “To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations and people of all languages, that at the time that you hear the sound of the horn, the flute, the lyre, the trigon, the harp, the drum and all kinds of music, you must fall down and you must worship the statue of gold that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up. And whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown immediately into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire.”