# Whoever does not fall down and worship must be thrown into a blazing furnace

This can be stated in active form. AT: "Soldiers must throw into a blazing furnace anyone who does not lie down on the ground and worship" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# fall down

Here "fall down" means "quickly lie down"

# blazing furnace

This is a large room filled with a hot fire. See how you translated this in [Daniel 3:6](./06.md).

# affairs

matters having to do with government

# Shadrach ... Meshach ... Abednego

These are the Babylonian names of the three Jewish friends of Daniel. See how you translated these names in [Daniel 1:7](../01/06.md).

# pay no attention to you

"do not pay attention to you"

# prostrate themselves

They would do this to worship the statue. AT: "stretch themselves out on the ground face down in worship" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])

# the golden statue you have set up

Nebuchadnezzar commanded his men to do this work, he did not do the work himself. AT: "the golden statue your men have set up" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/worship]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jew]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/appoint]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/province]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/babylon]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/serve]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/falsegod]]