Daniel 3:4

3:4 Then the herald ¹  made a loud ²  proclamation: “To you, O peoples, nations, and language groups, the following command is given: ³ 

Daniel 4:1

4:1 (3:31) ⁴  “King Nebuchadnezzar, to all peoples, nations, and language groups that live in all the land: Peace and prosperity! ⁵ 

Daniel 6:25

6:25 Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and language groups who were living in all the land: “Peace and prosperity! ⁶ 

Daniel 3:7

3:7 Therefore when they all ⁷  heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, ⁸  and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations, and language groups began bowing down and paying homage to the golden statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had erected.

Daniel 7:14

7:14 To him was given ruling authority, honor, and sovereignty.

All peoples, nations, and language groups were serving ⁹  him.

His authority is eternal and will not pass away. ¹⁰ 

His kingdom will not be destroyed. ¹¹ 

Daniel 3:29

3:29 I hereby decree ¹²  that any people, nation, or language group that blasphemes ¹³  the god of Shadrach, Meshach, or Abednego will be dismembered and his home reduced to rubble! For there exists no other god who can deliver in this way.”

Daniel 5:19

5:19 Due to the greatness that he bestowed on him, all peoples, nations, and language groups were trembling with fear ¹⁴  before him. He killed whom he wished, he spared ¹⁵  whom he wished, he exalted whom he wished, and he brought low whom he wished.

[3:4]  ¹ tn According to BDB 1097 s.v. כָּרוֹז the Aramaic word used here is a Greek loanword, but other scholars have argued instead for a Persian derivation (HALOT 1902 s.v. *כָּרוֹז).

[3:4]  ² tn Aram “in strength.”

[3:4]  ³ tn Aram “they are saying.”

[4:1]  ⁴ sn Beginning with 4:1, the verse numbers through 4:37 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Aramaic text (BHS), with 4:1 ET = 3:31 AT, 4:2 ET = 3:32 AT, 4:3 ET = 3:33 AT, 4:4 ET = 4:1 AT, etc., through 4:37 ET = 4:34 AT. Thus Dan 3:31-33 of the Aramaic text appears as Dan 4:1-3 in the English Bible, and the corresponding verses of ch. 4 differ accordingly. In spite of the division of the Aramaic text, a good case can be made that 3:31-33 AT (= 4:1-3 ET) is actually the introduction to ch. 4.

[4:1]  ⁵ tn Aram “May your peace increase!”

[6:25]  ⁷ tn Aram “May your peace be increased!”

[3:7]  ¹⁰ tn Aram “all the peoples.”

[3:7]  ¹¹ tc Though not in the Aramaic text of BHS, this word appears in many medieval Hebrew MSS, some LXX MSS, and Vulgate. Cf. vv. 5, 10, 15.

[7:14]  ¹³ tn Some take “serving” here in the sense of “worshiping.”

[7:14]  ¹⁴ tn Aram “is an eternal authority which will not pass away.”

[7:14]  ¹⁵ tn Aram “is one which will not be destroyed.”

[3:29]  ¹⁶ tn Aram “from me is placed an edict.”

[3:29]  ¹⁷ tn Aram “speaks negligence.”

[5:19]  ¹⁹ tn Aram “were trembling and fearing.” This can be treated as a hendiadys, “were trembling with fear.”

[5:19]  ²⁰ tn Aram “let live.” This Aramaic form is the aphel participle of חַיָה(khayah, “to live”). Theodotion and the Vulgate mistakenly take the form to be from מְחָא (mÿkha’, “to smite”).