3. So they all came for the special service and stood in front of the statue that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
4. Then the man who made announcements for the king said in a loud voice, “People, nations, and those of every language, this is what you are commanded to do:
5. When you hear the sound of the horns, flutes, lyres, zithers, harps, pipes, and all the other musical instruments, you must bow down and worship the gold statue that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.
6. Anyone who doesn’t bow down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace.”
7. Now people, nations, and those who spoke every language were there. When they heard the sound of the horns, flutes, lyres, zithers, pipes, and all the other musical instruments, they bowed down and worshiped the gold statue King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
8. Then some Babylonians came up to the king and began speaking against the men of Judah.