RobH_en_tn/dan/03/18.md

But if not, let it be known to you, king, that

"But king, we must let you know that even if our God does not rescue us"

prostrate ourselves to

People would do this to worship their gods. Alternate translation: "stretch ourselves out on the ground face down in worship of" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction)

the golden statue you set up

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