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"You, O king, have made a decree that everymanwhohears the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, and bagpipe and allkinds of music, is to falldown and worship the goldenimage.
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"There are certainJewswhom you have appointedover the administration of the province of Babylon, namely Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego. Thesemen, O king, have disregarded*** you; they do not serve your gods or worship the goldenimagewhich you have set up."
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Nebuchadnezzarresponded and said to them, "Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the goldenimage that I have set up?
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"Nowif you are ready, at the moment you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery and bagpipe and allkinds of music, to falldown and worship the image that I have made, very well. But if you do not worship, you will immediately be cast into the midst of a furnace of blazingfire; and whatgod is there who can deliver you out of my hands?"
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"But even if He does not, let it be known to you, O king, that we are not going to serve your gods or worship the goldenimage that you have set up."