Daniel 3:11
And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
Daniel 3:11 in other translations
| BSB | and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace. |
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| WEB | and whoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace. |
| ASV | and whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. |
| YLT | and whoso doth not fall down and do obeisance, is cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. |
| DARBY | and that whosoever doth not fall down and worship, shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. |
| BBE | And anyone not falling down and worshipping is to be put into a burning and flaming fire. |
| Webster | And whoever shall not fall down and worship, that he shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace. |
What does Daniel 3:11 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 3:8-18
True devotion calms the spirit, quiets and softens it, but superstition and devotion to false gods inflame men's passions. The matter is put into a little compass, Turn, or burn. Proud men are still ready to say, as Nebuchadnezzar, Who is the Lord, that I should fear his power? Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego did not hesitate whether they should comply or not. Life or death were not to be considered. Those that…
Daniel 3:11 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Daniel 3:10
Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
- Daniel 3:11
And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
- Daniel 3:12
There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Daniel 3:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el que no se postrase y adorase, fuese echado dentro de un horno de fuego ardiendo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et que quiconque ne se prosternerait pas et n’adorerait pas, serait jeté au milieu d’une fournaise de feu ardent. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und wer nicht niederfalle und anbete, der solle in den brennenden Feuerofen geworfen werden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | si quis autem non procidens adoraverit, mittatur in fornacem ignis ardentis. |