Daniel 3:4

Translations

Modern

Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “O people of every nation and language, this is what you are commanded:

Traditional

Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,

Literal

And the herald was calling out with force: “To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages,

Latin

…et præco clamabat valenter: Vobis dicitur populis, tribubus, et linguis:

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Hebrew

English

Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “O people of every nation and language, this is what you are commanded:

Notes

Daniel 3:1–30

Nebuchadnezzar's obsession with power might have been fueled by the vision in Daniel 2. This obsession led him to build a golden statue and order everyone in his empire to worship it. He did not understand that God cannot be contained in any created object.

The three young Hebrews refused to worship the statue as a god. They remained faithful to the Lord, and the Lord saved them from the king's anger.

Daniel 2:1–6:28

This section contains stories and dreams from the experiences of Daniel and his friends in Babylon. Daniel used his special gift to understand dreams and showed great skill in the study of literature and science (Daniel 1:17). Chapter 2 provides a broad overview of history until God's kingdom appears (Daniel 2:44–49). Daniel 3–6 describes the fall of Babylon and the rise of Persia. History is moving toward a clear goal. That goal is the everlasting kingdom of God (Daniel 2:44; 4:2–3, 34; 6:26).

Theme notes and profiles

Babylon Daniel Nebuchadnezzar II David's Response to Unfriendly Leaders

Events

Prophecies of Danielc. 606 BC

Related verses

Daniel 6:25
Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.
Daniel 4:1
King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.
Micah 6:16
You have kept the statutes of Omri and all the practices of Ahab’s house; you have followed their counsel. Therefore I will make you a desolation, and your inhabitants an object of contempt; you will bear the scorn of the nations.”
Isaiah 58:1
“Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.
Proverbs 9:13–15
The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
Esther 8:9
At once the royal scribes were summoned, and on the twenty-third day of the third month (the month of Sivan), they recorded all of Mordecai’s orders to the Jews and to the satraps, governors, and princes of the 127 provinces from India to Cush—writing to each province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.
Hosea 5:11
Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.
Isaiah 40:9
Go up on a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news. Raise your voice loudly, O Jerusalem, herald of good news. Lift it up, do not be afraid! Say to the cities of Judah, “Here is your God!”
Daniel 4:14
He called out in a loud voice: ‘Cut down the tree and chop off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the beasts flee from under it, and the birds from its branches.

Glossary

Aramaic Book of Daniel Book of Jeremiah Daniel, Additions to Furnace Mishael Musical Instruments Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

Topics

Babylon: Composed of Many Nations Coercion: Religious Herald: General Scriptures Concerning Indictments: Three Hebrew Captives on the Charge of Defiance Against Authority Language: Ancient Kingdoms often Comprehended Nations of Different Music: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Proclamation: Imperial Rulers: Wicked: Nebuchadnezzar, Committing the Three Hebrews to the Furnace

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