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1106 Prophecy of Daniel

21 And immediately these men were bound, most wicked beyond all that are upon the earth.
and were cast into the furnace of burning fire, 33 And now we cannot open our mouths: we
with their coats, and their caps, and their shoes, are become a shame, and a reproach to thy ser-
and their garments. vants, and to them that worship thee.
22 For the king’s commandment was urgent, 34 Deliver us not up for ever, we beseech
and the furnace was heated exceedingly. And the thee, for thy name’s sake, and abolish not thy
flame of the fire slew those men that had cast in covenant.
Sidrach, Misach, and Abdenago. 35 And take not away thy mercy from us, for
23 But these three men, that is, Sidrach, Mis- the sake of Abraham, thy beloved, and Isaac, thy
ach, and Abdenago, fell down bound in the midst servant, and Israel, thy holy one:
of the furnace of burning fire. 36 To whom thou hast spoken, promising that
24 And they walked in the midst of the flame, thou wouldst multiply their seed as the stars of
praising God, and blessing the Lord. heaven, and as the sand that is on the sea shore.
25 Then Azarias standing up, prayed in this 37 For we, O Lord, are diminished more than
manner, and opening his mouth in the midst of any nation, and are brought low in all the earth
the fire, he said: this day for our sins.
26 Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of our 38 Neither is there at this time prince, or
fathers, and thy name is worthy of praise, and leader, or prophet, or holocaust, or sacrifice, or
glorious for ever: oblation, or incense, or place of first fruits before
27 For thou art just in all that thou hast done thee,
to us, and all thy works are true, and thy ways 39 That we may find thy mercy: nevertheless,
right, and all thy judgments true. in a contrite heart and humble spirit let us be
28 For thou hast executed true judgments in accepted.
all the things that thou hast brought upon us, 40 As in holocausts of rams, and bullocks, and
and upon Jerusalem, the holy city of our fathers: as in thousands of fat lambs: so let our sacrifice
for according to truth and judgment, thou hast be made in thy sight this day, that it may please
brought all these things upon us for our sins. thee: for there is no confusion to them that trust
29 For we have sinned, and committed in- in thee.
iquity, departing from thee: and we have tres- 41 And now we follow thee with all our heart,
passed in all things: and we fear thee, and seek thy face.
30 And we have not hearkened to thy com- 42 Put us not to confusion, but deal with us
mandments, nor have we observed nor done as according to thy meekness, and according to the
thou hadst commanded us, that it might go well multitude of thy mercies.
with us. 43 And deliver us, according to thy wonderful
31 Wherefore, all that thou hast brought upon works, and give glory to thy name, O Lord:
us, and every thing that thou hast done to us, 44 And let all them be confounded that shew
thou hast done in true judgment: evils to thy servants, let them be confounded in
32 And thou hast delivered us into the hands all thy might, and let their strength be broken:
of our enemies that are unjust, and most wicked, 45 And let them know that thou art the Lord,
and prevaricators, and to a king unjust, and the only God, and glorious over all the world.