Daniel 3 · Verse 19

Daniel 3:19

Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
Daniel 3:19, King James Version

Daniel 3:19 in other translations

BSBAt this, Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and the expression on his face changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than usual,
WEBThen Nebuchadnezzar was full of fury, and the form of his appearance was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was usually heated.
ASVThen was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
YLTThen Nebuchadnezzar hath been full of fury, and the expression of his face hath been changed concerning Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego; he answered and said to heat the furnace seven times above that which it is seen to be heated;
DARBYThen was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. He spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was wont to be heated.
BBEThen Nebuchadnezzar was full of wrath, and the form of his face was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: and he gave orders that the fire was to be heated up seven times more than it was generally heated.
WebsterThen was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego: therefore he spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

What does Daniel 3:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
19. visage ... changed--He had shown forbearance (Da 3:14, 15) as a favor to them, but now that they despise even his forbearance, anger "fills" him, and is betrayed in his whole countenance. seven times more than it was wont--literally, "than it was (ever) seen to be heated." Seven is the perfect number; that is, it was made as hot as possible. Passion overdoes and defeats its own end, for the hotter the fire, the sooner were they likely to be put out of pain.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury - How strange is this, after having had so many proofs of the supremacy of Jehovah! He had seen how God poured contempt upon his authority in the case of the three Hebrews, and yet he will try his strength once more! How infatuated is man! Seven times more - As hot as it could be made. Seven expresses the great intensity of the heat.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 3:19-27
Let Nebuchadnezzar heat his furnace as hot as he can, a few minutes will finish the torment of those cast into it; but hell-fire tortures, and yet does not kill. Those who worshipped the beast and his image, have no rest, no pause, no moment free from pain, Rev. 14:10,11. Now was fulfilled in the letter that great promise, Is. 43:2, When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned. Leaving it to that God who preserved them in the fire, to bring them out, they walked up and down in the midst, supported and encouraged by the presence of the Son of God. Those who suffer for Christ, have his presence in their sufferings, even in the fiery furnace, and in the valley of the shadow of death. Nebuchadnezzar owns them for servants of the most high God; a God able to deliver them out of his hand. It is our God only is the consuming fire, Heb. 12:29. Could we but see into the eternal world, we should behold the persecuted believer safe from the malice of his foes, while they are exposed to the wrath of God, and tormented in unquenchable fires.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Daniel 3:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בֵּאדַ֨יִןbe.Da.yin<in> thenH116
נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֜רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarNebuchadnezzarH5020
הִתְמְלִ֣יhit.me.Lihe was filledH4391
חֱמָ֗אche.Ma'angerH2528
וּצְלֵ֤םu.tze.Lemand [the] image ofH6755
אַנְפּ֙וֹהִי֙'an.Po.hiface hisH600
אֶשְׁתַּנִּ֔י'esh.ta.nuit was changedH8133
עַל\־'al-againstH5922
שַׁדְרַ֥ךְshad.RakhShadrachH7715
מֵישַׁ֖ךְmei.ShakhMeshachH4336
וַעֲבֵ֣דva.'a.Vedand Abed-H5665
נְג֑וֹne.Go-negoH5665
עָנֵ֤ה'a.Neh[he was] replyingH6032
וְאָמַר֙ve.'a.Marand [he was] sayingH560
לְמֵזֵ֣אle.me.Ze'to heatH228
לְאַתּוּנָ֔אle.'a.tu.Na'<obj.> furnace theH861
חַ֨ד\־Chad-oneH2298
שִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhsevenH7655
עַ֛ל'aloverH5922
דִּ֥יdithatH1768
חֲזֵ֖הcha.Zeh[was] properH2370
לְמֵזְיֵֽהּ\׃le.me.ze.Yehto heat itH228

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Daniel 3:19

  • Daniel 3:13

    Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego. Then they brought these men before the king.

  • Leviticus 26:24

    Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins.

  • Leviticus 26:28

    Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.

  • Proverbs 21:24

    Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.

  • Acts 5:33

    When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.

  • 2 Kings 19:27-28

    But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me. Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.

  • Genesis 4:5-6

    But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

  • Luke 12:4-5

    And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

  • Leviticus 26:21

    And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.

  • Psalms 76:10

    Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

  • Leviticus 26:18

    And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.

  • Proverbs 27:3-4

    A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
was Nebuchadnezzar.
13; Pr 21:24; Isa 51:23; Lu 12:4,5; Ac 5:33; 7:54
full. Chal. filled. the form.
5:6; Ge 4:5,6; 31:2
he spake.
Ex 15:9,10; 1Ki 20:10,11; 2Ki 19:27,28; Ps 76:10; Pr 16:14; 27:3,4
one seven.
6:24; Le 26:18,21,24,28
than.
1Ki 18:33-35; Mt 27:63-66

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Context

  • Daniel 3:18

    But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.

  • Daniel 3:19

    Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego: therefore he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

  • Daniel 3:20

    And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

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Daniel 3:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces Nabucodonosor fué lleno de ira, y demudóse la figura de su rostro sobre Sadrach, Mesach, y Abed-nego: así habló, y ordenó que el horno se encendiese siete veces tanto de lo que cada vez solía.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Alors Nebucadnetsar fut rempli de fureur, et l’apparence de son visage fut changée envers Shadrac, Méshac et Abed-Nego. Il prit la parole et commanda de chauffer la fournaise sept fois plus qu’on n’était accoutumé de la chauffer;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da wurde Nebukadnezar voll Grimmes, und das Aussehen seines Antlitzes veränderte sich gegen Sadrach, Mesach und Abednego. Er hob an und befahl, den Ofen siebenmal mehr zu heizen, als zur Heizung hinreichend war.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tunc Nabuchodonosor repletus est furore, et aspectus faciei illius immutatus est super Sidrach, Misach, et Abdenago: et præcepit ut succenderetur fornax septuplum quam succendi consueverat.