KJV ORIGINAL
If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
If that's the case, our God whom we serve is able to rescue us from the blazing furnace, and he will rescue us from your power, O king.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The three Hebrew men are boldly declaring their complete confidence that God has the power to save them from the king's punishment and will do so.
📚 Historical Context
This is part of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego's response to King Nebuchadnezzar when he threatened to throw them into a fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to his golden statue. These three Jewish men had been taken captive to Babylon but remained faithful to their God despite living in a foreign land with different religious practices.
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