Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

But even if He does not rescue us, we want you as king to know that we will not serve your gods or worship the gold statue you set up.”

New American Standard Bible

But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”

King James Version

But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

International Standard Version

But if not, rest assured, your majesty, that we won't serve your gods, and we won't worship the golden statue that you have set up."

A Conservative Version

But if not, be it known to thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou have set up.

American Standard Version

But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

Amplified

But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up!”

Bible in Basic English

But if not, be certain, O King, that we will not be the servants of your gods, or give worship to the image of gold which you have put up.

Darby Translation

But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image that thou hast set up.

Julia Smith Translation

And if not, it shall be made known to thee, O king, that to thy gods we serve not, and to the image of gold that thou didst set up we will not prostrate ourselves:

King James 2000

But if not, be it known unto you, O king, that we will not serve your gods, nor worship the golden image which you have set up.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And if not, let it be known to you, O king, that {we will not serve your gods}, and the statue of gold that you have set up we will not worship."

Modern King James verseion

But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods nor worship the golden image which you have set up.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And if he will not, yet shalt thou know, O king, that we will not serve thy Gods, nor do reverence to the Image which thou hast set up."

NET Bible

But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we don't serve your gods, and we will not pay homage to the golden statue that you have erected."

New Heart English Bible

But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods, nor worship the golden image which you have set up."

The Emphasized Bible

But, if not, be it known to thee, O king, - that, thy god, will we not serve, and, the image of gold which thou hast set up, will we not adore.

Webster

But if not, be it known to thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

World English Bible

But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods, nor worship the golden image which you have set up.

Youngs Literal Translation

And lo -- not! be it known to thee, O king, that thy gods we are not serving, and to the golden image thou hast raised up we do no obeisance.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But if
הן 
hen (Aramaic) 
if, or, whether
Usage: 16

not
לה לא 
La' (Aramaic) 
לה לא 
La' (Aramaic) 
not, no, nor, without, neither, none, cannot , ever, never , no , nothing
not, no, nor, without, neither, none, cannot , ever, never , no , nothing
Usage: 82
Usage: 82

be it
הוה הוא 
Hava' (Aramaic) 
be, was,
Usage: 70

ידע 
Y@da` (Aramaic) 
Usage: 49

מלך 
melek (Aramaic) 
Usage: 180

that we will
איתי 
'iythay (Aramaic) 
to be
Usage: 17

פּלח 
P@lach (Aramaic) 
Usage: 10

אלהּ 
'elahh (Aramaic) 
God, god
Usage: 95

nor
לה לא 
La' (Aramaic) 
not, no, nor, without, neither, none, cannot , ever, never , no , nothing
Usage: 82

סגד 
C@gid (Aramaic) 
Usage: 12

the golden
דּהב 
D@hab (Aramaic) 
Usage: 23

צלם צלם 
Tselem (Aramaic) 
Usage: 17

Context Readings

The Faithfulness Of Three Young Israelites And God's Deliverance

17 If the God we serve exists, then He can rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and He can rescue us from the power of you, the king. 18 But even if He does not rescue us, we want you as king to know that we will not serve your gods or worship the gold statue you set up.” 19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times more than was customary,



Cross References

Isaiah 51:12-13

I—I am the One who comforts you.
Who are you that you should fear man who dies,
or a son of man who is given up like grass?

Exodus 20:3-5

Do not have other gods besides Me.

Leviticus 19:4

Do not turn to idols or make cast images of gods for yourselves; I am Yahweh your God.

Joshua 24:15

But if it doesn’t please you to worship Yahweh, choose for yourselves today the one you will worship: the gods your fathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my family, we will worship Yahweh.”

Job 13:15

Even if He kills me, I will hope in Him.
I will still defend my ways before Him.

Proverbs 28:1

The wicked flee when no one is pursuing them,
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

Daniel 3:28

Nebuchadnezzar exclaimed, “Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent His angel and rescued His servants who trusted in Him. They violated the king’s command and risked their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.

Matthew 10:28

Don’t fear those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matthew 10:32-33

“Therefore, everyone who will acknowledge Me before men, I will also acknowledge him before My Father in heaven.

Matthew 10:39

Anyone finding his life will lose it, and anyone losing his life because of Me will find it.

Matthew 16:2

He answered them: “When evening comes you say, ‘It will be good weather because the sky is red.’

Luke 12:3-9

Therefore, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in an ear in private rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.

Acts 4:10-13

let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene—whom you crucified and whom God raised from the dead—by Him this man is standing here before you healthy.

Acts 4:19

But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it’s right in the sight of God for us to listen to you rather than to God, you decide;

Acts 5:29-32

But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

Revelation 2:10-11

Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the Devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will have affliction for 10 days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Revelation 12:11

They conquered him
by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony,
for they did not love their lives
in the face of death.

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