Bible Strands
Daniel 3:4
Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “O people of every nation and language, this is what you are commanded:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The royal herald addresses every nation and language gathered for the dedication of Nebuchadnezzar’s statue, delivering a command immediately before the musical signal for worship.
The words — כָרוֹז (kha.ro.Za) means “herald” or “proclaimer,” and קָרֵא (ka.Re) translates to “proclaiming,” highlighting the official, public nature of the royal decree.
The thread — This identical address to “people of every nation and language” recurs in Daniel 4:1 and Daniel 6:25 as Nebuchadnezzar and Darius issue edicts to all inhabitants of the earth.
Why it lands — The text records a state-mandated ritual command, requiring the reader to assess the cost of compliance when civil authority demands worship directed elsewhere.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages,
Cross-references
- Daniel 4:1 King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.
- Daniel 6:25 Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.
- 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.”
- 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.
- Proverbs 9:13 The woman named Folly is loud; she is naive and knows nothing.
- 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!”
- 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.
- 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.
- Hosea 5:11 Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, for he is determined to follow worthless idols.