4. a herald announced in a loud voice, “People of all nations, races, and languages!
5. You will hear the sound of the trumpets, followed by the playing of oboes, lyres, zithers, and harps; and then all the other instruments will join in. As soon as the music starts, you are to bow down and worship the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.
6. Anyone who does not bow down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.”
7. And so, as soon as they heard the sound of the instruments, the people of all the nations, races, and languages bowed down and worshipped the gold statue which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
8. It was then that some Babylonians took the opportunity to denounce the Jews.
9. They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “May Your Majesty live for ever!