Daniel 3 · Verse 6

Daniel 3:6

And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
Daniel 3:6, King James Version

Daniel 3:6 in other translations

BSBAnd whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.”
WEBWhoever doesn’t fall down and worship shall be cast into the middle of a burning fiery furnace the same hour.”
ASVand whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
YLTand whoso doth not fall down and do obeisance, in that hour he is cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.'
DARBYand whosoever doth not fall down and worship shall that same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
BBEAnd anyone not falling down and worshipping will that same hour be put into a burning and flaming fire.
WebsterAnd whoever shall not fall down and worship shall the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

What does Daniel 3:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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 (Da 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 Re 13:14. The second mystical beast there causeth the earth, and them that dwell therein, to worship the first beast, and that as many as would not, should be killed (Re 13:12, 15). furnace--a common mode of punishment in Babylon (Jr 29:22). It is not necessary to suppose that the furnace was made for the occasion. Compare "brick-kiln," 2Sa 12:31. Any furnace for common purposes in the vicinity of Dura would serve. Chardin, in his travels (A.D. 1671-1677), mentions that in Persia, to terrify those who took advantage of scarcity to sell provisions at exorbitant prices, the cooks were roasted over a slow fire, and the bakers cast into a burning oven.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Daniel 3:1-7

Nebuchadnezzar's golden image. (Dn 3:1-7) Shadrach and his companions refuse to worship it. (Dn 3:8-18) They are cast into a furnace, but are miraculously preserved. (Dn 3:19-27) Nebuchadnezzar gives glory to Jehovah. (Dn 3:28-30) Verses 1-7 In the height of the image, about thirty yards, probably is included a pedestal, and most likely it was only covered with plates of gold, not a solid mass of that precious…

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Daniel 3:6 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.

וּמַן\־u.man-and whoeverH4479
דִּי\־di-thatH1768
לָ֥אla'notH3809
יִפֵּ֖לyi.Pelhe will fall downH5308
וְיִסְגֻּ֑דve.yis.Gudso he may pay homageH5457
בַּהּ\־bah-at it
שַׁעֲתָ֣אsha.'a.Ta'moment theH8160
יִתְרְמֵ֔אyit.re.Me'he will be thrownH7412
לְגֽוֹא\־le.goy'-to [the] midst ofH1459
אַתּ֥וּן'a.Tun[the] furnace ofH861
נוּרָ֖אnu.Ra'fire theH5135
יָקִֽדְתָּֽא\׃ya.Kid.Ta'<the> burningH3345

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

Cross references for Daniel 3:6

  • Matthew 13:50

    And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

  • Matthew 13:42

    And shall cast them into a 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 Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;

  • 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, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made; well: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

  • Daniel 3:11

    And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

  • 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 are even the dross of silver. Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in mine anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you. Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof. …

  • 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 darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

  • 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 whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.

  • Daniel 6:7

    All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

  • Isaiah 44:17

    And the residue thereof he maketh a god, even his graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou art my god.

  • Revelation 13:15-17

    And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

  • Daniel 2:12-13

    For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
falleth.
11,15; Ex 20:5; Isa 44:17; Mt 4:9; Re 13:15-17
the same.
2:5,12,13; Mr 6:27
a burning.
Ge 19:28; Jer 29:22; Eze 22:18-22; Mt 13:42,50; Re 9:2; 14:11

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Context

  • Daniel 3:5

    That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up:

  • Daniel 3:6

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

  • Daniel 3:7

    Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the people, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

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Daniel 3:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y cualquiera que no se postrare y adorare, en la misma hora será echado dentro de un horno de fuego ardiendo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et quiconque ne se prosternera pas et n’adorera pas, sera jeté à l’heure même au milieu d’une fournaise de feu ardent.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und wer nicht niederfällt und anbetet, der soll sofort in den brennenden Feuerofen geworfen werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Si quis autem non prostratus adoraverit, eadem hora mittetur in fornacem ignis ardentis.