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and whoever does not fall down and worship shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace .
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There are certain Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon :
Shadrach ,
Meshach ,
and Abed-Nego ;
these men ,
O king ,
have not paid due regard to you .
They do not serve your gods or worship the gold image which you have set up ."
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Then Nebuchadnezzar ,
in rage and fury ,
gave the command to bring Shadrach ,
Meshach ,
and Abed-Nego .
So they brought these men before the king .
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Nebuchadnezzar spoke ,
saying to them , "
Is it true ,
Shadrach ,
Meshach ,
and Abed-Nego ,
that you do not serve my gods or worship the gold image which I have set up ?
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Now if you are ready at the time you hear the sound of the horn ,
flute ,
harp ,
lyre ,
and psaltery ,
in symphony with all kinds of music ,
and you fall down and worship the image which I have made ,
good !
But if you do not worship ,
you shall be cast immediately into the midst of a burning fiery furnace .
And who is the god who will deliver you from my hands ?"
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Shadrach ,
Meshach ,
and Abed-Nego answered and said to the king , "
O Nebuchadnezzar ,
we have no need to answer you in this matter .
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If that is the case ,
our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace ,
and He will deliver us from your hand ,
O king .
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But if not ,
let it be known to you ,
O king ,
that we do not serve your gods ,
nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up ."
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Then Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury ,
and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach ,
Meshach ,
and Abed-Nego .
He spoke and commanded that they heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated .
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And he commanded certain mighty men of valor who were in his army to bind Shadrach ,
Meshach ,
and Abed-Nego ,
and cast them into the burning fiery furnace .
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Then these men were bound in their coats ,
their trousers ,
their turbans ,
and their other garments ,
and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace .
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Therefore ,
because the king '
s command was urgent ,
and the furnace exceedingly hot ,
the flame of the fire killed those men who took up Shadrach ,
Meshach ,
and Abed-Nego .
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And these three men ,
Shadrach ,
Meshach ,
and Abed-Nego ,
fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace .
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Then King Nebuchadnezzar was astonished ;
and he rose in haste and spoke ,
saying to his counselors , "
Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire ?"
They answered and said to the king , "
True ,
O king ."
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Look !"
he answered , "
I see four men loose ,
walking in the midst of the fire ;
and they are not hurt ,
and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God ."