Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
Dan 3:16 In the answer of the accused, נבוּכדנצּר is not, contrary to the accent, to be placed in apposition to למלכּא; for, as Kran. has rightly remarked, an intentional omission of מלכּא in addressing Nebuchadnezzar is, after Dan 3:18, where מלכּא occurs in the address, as little likely as that the Athnach is placed under למלכּא only on account of the apposition going before...
Their point is plain: both sides have decided, so argument is pointless. Hesitation in the face of sin is fatal; when duty is clear, unhesitating decision alone brings safety.
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They speak mildly, without flattery or fear, because their minds are already made up. Thou art determined to have thy image worshipped; we are equally resolved never to worship it. There is nothing left to dispute.
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