Quotes About Loyalty

For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been utterly unfaithful to Me,” declares the LORD.

Even your brothers—your own fatherís household—even they have betrayed you; even they have cried aloud against you. Do not trust them, though they speak well of you.

Then people will reply, ëBecause they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.í”

Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.

Then Zedekiah warned Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know about this conversation, or you will die.

If the officials hear that I have spoken with you, and they come and demand of you, ëTell us what you said to the king and what he said to you; do not hide it from us, or we will kill you,í

You adulterous wife! You receive strangers instead of your own husband!

The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.

Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

And the king spoke with them, and among all the young men he found no one equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the kingís service.

And at Danielís request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to manage the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the kingís court.

And whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.”

saying to King Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, may you live forever!

But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”

Then Nebuchadnezzar, furious with rage, summoned Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king,

and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, is it true that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden statue I have set up?

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.

But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”

And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, firmly bound, fell into the blazing fiery furnace.

Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the province of Babylon.

So the administrators and satraps went together to the king and said, “O King Darius, may you live forever!

Then Daniel replied, “O king, may you live forever!

He will attack the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him, making them rulers over many and distributing the land for a price.

I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she decked herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD.