Daniel 3:6

And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
whoso	וּמַן u.man-	H4479	who or what (properly · conjunction + interrogative pronoun
falleth	יִפֵּ֖ל yi.Pel	H5308	to fall · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
not	לָ֥א la'	H3809	not (the simple or abs. negation) · negative particle
down	נְפַל nᵉphal	H5308	to fall
worshippeth	וְיִסְגֻּ֑ד ve.yis.Gud	H5457	to prostrate oneself (in homage) · conjunction + verb, qal, 3rd person masculine singular
hour	שַׁעֲתָ֣א sha.'a.Ta'	H8160	properly · noun, common feminine singular determined + particle of affirmation
cast	יִתְרְמֵ֔א yit.re.Me'	H7412	to throw · verb, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
midst	לְגֽוֹא le.goy'-	H1459	the middle · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
burning	יָקִֽדְתָּֽא ya.Kid.Ta'	H3345	to burn · verb, qal active participle, feminine singular determined + particle of affirmation
fiery	נוּרָ֖א nu.Ra'	H5135	fire · noun, common both genders singular determined + particle of affirmation
furnace	אַתּ֥וּן 'a.Tun	H861	probably a fire-place · noun, common both genders singular construct

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Matthew 13:42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Matthew 13:50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Jeremiah 29:22 And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like…
Daniel 3:11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
Daniel 3:15 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,…
Ezekiel 22:18-22 Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they ar…
Revelation 9:2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were dark…
Revelation 14:11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 3:1-7

We have no certainty concerning the date of this story, only that if this image, which Nebuchadnezzar dedicated, had any relation to that which he dreamed of, it is probable that it happened not long after that; some reckon it to be about the seventh year of Nebuchadnezzar, a year before Jehoiachin's captivity, in which Ezekiel was carried away. Observe, I. A golden image set up to be worshipped. Babylon was full of idols already, yet nothing will serve this imperious prince but they must have one more; for those who have forsaken the one only living God, and begin to set up many gods, will find the gods they set up so unsatisfying, and their desire after them so insatiable, that they will m…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 3:6

No other nation but the Jews would feel this edict oppressive; for it did not prevent them worshipping their own gods besides. It was evidently aimed at the Jews by those jealous of their high position in the king's court, who therefore induced the king to pass an edict as to all recusants, representing such refusal of homage as an act of treason to Nebuchadnezzar as civil and religious "head" of the empire. So the edict under Darius (Dan 6:7-9) was aimed against the Jews by those jealous of Daniel's influence. The literal image of Nebuchadnezzar is a typical prophecy of "the image of the beast," connected with mystical Babylon, in Rev 13:14. The second mystical beast there causeth the earth…

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Adam Clarke on Daniel 3:6

Shall the same hour - This is the first place in the Old Testament where we find the division of time into hours. The Greeks say that Anaximander was the inventor. He had it probably from the Chaldeans, among whom this division was in use long before Anaximander was born. Be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace - This was an ancient mode of punishment among the Chaldeans, if we may credit the tradition that Abram was cast into such a fire by this idolatrous people because he would not worship their idols.

Dictionary and topics

Abednego — Servant of Nego=Nebo, the Chaldee name given to Azariah, one of Daniel’s three companions (Dan. 2:49). With Shadrach and Meshach, he was delivered from the burning fiery furnace (3:12-30).
Adore — To worship; to express reverence and homage. The forms of adoration among the Jews were putting off the shoes (Ex. 3:5; Josh. 5:15), and prostration (Gen. 17:3; Ps. 95:6; Isa. 44:15, 17, 19; 46:6).…
Day — The Jews reckoned the day from sunset to sunset (Lev. 23:32). It was originally divided into three parts (Ps. 55:17). “The heat of the day” (1 Sam. 11:11; Neh. 7:3) was at our nine o’clock, and “the…
Dial — For the measurement of time, only once mentioned in the Bible, erected by Ahaz (2 Kings 20:11; Isa. 38:8). The Hebrew word (ma’aloth) is rendered “steps” in Ex. 20:26, 1 Kings 10:19, and “degrees” in…
Hour — First found in Dan. 3:6; 4:19, 33;5:5. It is the rendering of the Chaldee shaah, meaning a “moment,” a “look.” It is used in the New Testament frequently to denote some determinate season (Matt.…
Musical Instruments Of The Hebrews — (There has been great obscurity as to the instruments of music in use among the Hebrews, but the discoveries on the monuments of Egypt and Assyria have thrown much light upon the form and nature of…
Nebuchadnezzar — In the Babylonian orthography Nabu-kudur-uzur, which means “Nebo, protect the crown!” or the “frontiers.” In an inscription he styles himself “Nebo’s favourite.” He was the son and successor of…
Psaltery — A musical instrument, supposed to have been a kind of lyre, or a harp with twelve strings. The Hebrew word nebhel, so rendered, is translated “viol” in Isa. 5:12 (R.V., “lute”); 14:11. In Dan. 3:5,…
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Daniel 3:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 3:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 3:6

Adam Clarke on Daniel 3:6

Dictionary and topics

Daniel 3:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Daniel 3:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 3:6

Adam Clarke on Daniel 3:6

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Daniel 3:6

John Calvin on Daniel 3:6-7

Keil & Delitzsch on Daniel 3:1-13

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Daniel 3:5

Rashi on Daniel 3:6