And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth The image; the above is the decree, this that follows the sanction of it: that he should be cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace; (See Gill on Daniel 3:6).
9
They spoke and said to the king Nevuchadnetzar, O king, live for ever.
10
Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the horn, flute, harp, lyre, psaltery, and pipes, and all kinds of music, shall fall down and worship the golden tzelem;
11
And whoso falleth not down and worshipeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery attun (furnace).
12
There are certain Yehudim whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have disregarded thee; they serve (pay-lammed-chet, serve as deity) not thy g-ds, nor worship the golden tzelem which thou hast set up.
13
Then Nevuchadnetzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.
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