Daniel 3:21
What does Daniel 3:21 mean?
A plain-English look at Daniel 3:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Daniel 3:21 means
The three men, fully clothed in their official garments—hosen, tunics, mantles, and other attire—were then cast into the intensely burning fiery furnace. This detail about their clothing emphasizes the completeness of their exposure to the flames. It also highlights the swift, total nature of the king's judgment. Their passive entry, bound and fully dressed, indicates their surrender to God's will rather than any attempt to resist, setting the stage for a divine intervention.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Then these men were bound in their hosen, their tunics, and their mantles, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Then these men were bound in their hosen, their tunics, and their mantles, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then these men had cords put round them as they were, in their coats, their trousers, their hats, and their clothing, and were dropped into the burning and flaming fire.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Then these men have been bound in their coats, their tunics, and their turbans, and their clothing, and have been cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And immediately these men were bound, and were cast into the furnace of burning fire, with their coats, and their caps, and their shoes, and their garments.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Then these men were bound in their hosen, their tunics, and their cloaks, and their garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Context
This verse describes the direct action of casting the bound men into the furnace, immediately following their binding. The detail of their being fully clothed is significant, as it shows the immense heat they were subjected to, which will later contrast with their miraculous preservation. This act is the climax of the king's judgment and directly precedes the incredible intervention of God in the furnace.
v.20And he commanded certain mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
v.21This passage
v.22Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.
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