KJV ORIGINAL
Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So here's the deal — when you hear all that music playing (the horns, flutes, harps, and everything else), you better bow down and worship the statue I made. Do that and we're good. But if you don't worship it, I'm throwing you straight into a blazing furnace that same hour. And what god is gonna save you from me?
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Nebuchadnezzar just gave them an ultimatum: bow down or burn up, and he thinks no god can touch him.
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