Daniel 3:6

3:6 Whoever does not bow down and pay homage will immediately ¹  be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire!”

Daniel 3:11

3:11 And whoever does not bow down and pay homage must be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire.

Daniel 4:17

4:17 This announcement is by the decree of the sentinels;

this decision is by the pronouncement of the holy ones,

so that ²  those who are alive may understand

that the Most High has authority over human kingdoms, ³ 

and he bestows them on whomever he wishes.

He establishes over them even the lowliest of human beings.’

Daniel 4:32

4:32 You will be driven from human society, and you will live with the wild animals. You will be fed grass like oxen, and seven periods of time will pass by for you before ⁴  you understand that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes.”

Daniel 4:25

4:25 You will be driven ⁵  from human society, ⁶  and you will live ⁷  with the wild animals. You will be fed ⁸  grass like oxen, ⁹  and you will become damp with the dew of the sky. Seven periods of time will pass by for you, before ¹⁰  you understand that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes.

Daniel 5:21

5:21 He was driven from human society, his mind ¹¹  was changed to that of an animal, he lived ¹²  with the wild donkeys, he was fed grass like oxen, and his body became damp with the dew of the sky, until he came to understand that the most high God rules over human kingdoms, and he appoints over them whomever he wishes.

Daniel 3:15

3:15 Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must bow down and pay homage to the statue that I had made. If you don’t pay homage to it, you will immediately be thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire. Now, who is that god who can rescue you from my power?” ¹³ 

[3:6]  ¹ tn Aram “in that hour.”

[4:17]  ² tc The present translation follows an underlying reading of עַל־דִּבְרַת (’al-divrat, “so that”) rather than MT עַד־דִּבְרַת (’ad-divrat, “until”).

[4:17]  ³ tn Aram “the kingdom of man”; NASB “the realm of mankind”; NCV “every kingdom on earth.”

[4:32]  ³ tn Aram “until.”

[4:25]  ⁴ tn The Aramaic indefinite active plural is used here like the English passive. So also in v. 28, 29,32.

[4:25]  ⁵ tn Aram “from mankind.” So also in v. 32.

[4:25]  ⁶ tn Aram “your dwelling will be.” So also in v. 32.

[4:25]  ⁷ tn Or perhaps “be made to eat.”

[4:25]  ⁸ sn Nebuchadnezzar’s insanity has features that are associated with the mental disorder known as boanthropy, in which the person so afflicted imagines himself to be an ox or a similar animal and behaves accordingly.

[4:25]  ⁹ tn Aram “until.”

[5:21]  ⁵ tn Aram “heart.”

[5:21]  ⁶ tn Aram “his dwelling.”

[3:15]  ⁶ tn Aram “hand.” So also in v. 17.