Then (A)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 (B)proclaimed aloud, “You are commanded, O (C)peoples, nations, and languages, that when you hear the (D)sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, you (E)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 (F)be cast into a burning fiery furnace.” Therefore, as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, pipe, lyre, trigon, harp, bagpipe, and every kind of music, all (G)the peoples, nations, and languages fell down and worshiped the golden image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

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