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that whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music, you fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up.
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Verse 5. Symphony. This and several other terms seem taken from the Greek, though the scythara and sambuca came originally from Chaldea. Calmet.—Down. This and offering incense were sometimes considered as marks of idolatry; so being present at the sermons and churches of Protestants was a sign of joining in their communion, being required for that purpose. Worthington.
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