Parallel Verses
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.'
New American Standard Bible
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.
Holman Bible
But even if He does not rescue us,
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.
Themes
Abed-nego » Also called azariah » A jewish captive in babylon
Babylon » Inhabitants of » Idolatrous
holy Boldness » Exemplified » Shadrac
Conspiracy » Instances of » Shadrach, meshach, and abed-nego
Faith » Trial of » The three hebrews, when commanded to worship the image
Faith » Instances of » The three hebrews, who refused to worship nebuchadnezzars idol
Furnace » For capital punishment, shadrach, meshach, and abed-nego cast into, by nebuchadnezzar
Idolatry » Saints should » Refuse to engage in, though threatened with death
Indictments » Instances of » Three hebrew captives on the charge of defiance against authority
Meshach » A name given by the chief eunuch to mishael, one of the three hebrew young men
Mishael » Also called meshach » Thrown into the fiery furnace
Missionaries » Exemplified » Shadrach
Rulers' » Wicked » Instances of » Nebuchadnezzar » Furnace
Seven » Example of steadfastness » Three hebrew captives
Stability » Seven notable examples of » Three hebrew captives
Steadfastness » Seven notable examples of » Three hebrew captives
Interlinear
La' (Aramaic)
לה לא
La' (Aramaic)
not, no, nor, without, neither, none, cannot , ever, never , no , nothing
Usage: 82
La' (Aramaic)
Word Count of 20 Translations in Daniel 3:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Faithfulness Of Three Young Israelites And God's Deliverance
17 Lo, it is; our God whom we are serving, is able to deliver us from a burning fiery furnace; and from thy hand, O king, He doth deliver. 18 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.' 19 Then Nebuchadnezzar hath been full of fury, and the expression of his face hath been changed concerning Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego; he answered and said to heat the furnace seven times above that which it is seen to be heated;
Cross References
Isaiah 51:12-13
I -- I am He -- your comforter, Who art thou -- and thou art afraid of man? he dieth! And of the son of man -- grass he is made!
Exodus 20:3-5
'Thou hast no other Gods before Me.
Leviticus 19:4
Ye do not turn unto the idols, and a molten god ye do not make to yourselves; I am Jehovah your God.
Joshua 24:15
and if wrong in your eyes to serve Jehovah -- choose for you to-day whom ye do serve; -- whether the gods whom your fathers served, which are beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorite in whose land ye are dwelling; and I and my house -- we serve Jehovah.'
Job 13:15
Lo, He doth slay me -- I wait not! Only, my ways unto His face I argue.
Proverbs 28:1
The wicked have fled and there is no pursuer. And the righteous as a young lion is confident.
Daniel 3:28
Nebuchadnezzar hath answered and hath said, 'Blessed is the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who hath sent His messenger, and hath delivered His servants who trusted on Him, and the word of the king changed, and gave up their bodies that they might not serve nor do obeisance to any god except to their own God.
Matthew 10:28
'And be not afraid of those killing the body, and are not able to kill the soul, but fear rather Him who is able both soul and body to destroy in gehenna.
Matthew 10:32-33
'Every one, therefore, who shall confess in me before men, I also will confess in him before my Father who is in the heavens;
Matthew 10:39
'He who found his life shall lose it, and he who lost his life for my sake shall find it.
Matthew 16:2
and he answering said to them, 'Evening having come, ye say, Fair weather, for the heaven is red,
Luke 12:3-9
because whatever in the darkness ye said, in the light shall be heard: and what to the ear ye spake in the inner-chambers, shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops.
Acts 4:10-13
be it known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye did crucify, whom God did raise out of the dead, in him hath this one stood by before you whole.
Acts 4:19
and Peter and John answering unto them said, 'Whether it is righteous before God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye;
Acts 5:29-32
And Peter and the apostles answering, said, 'To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;
Revelation 2:10-11
'Be not afraid of the things that thou art about to suffer; lo, the devil is about to cast of you to prison, that ye may be tried, and ye shall have tribulation ten days; become thou faithful unto death, and I will give to thee the crown of the life.
Revelation 12:11
and they did overcome him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life -- unto death;