Daniel 3:6

3:6 Whoever does not bow down and pay homage will immediately ¹  be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire!”

Daniel 3:19-21

3:19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and his disposition changed ²  toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders ³  to heat the furnace seven times hotter than it was normally heated. 3:20 He ordered strong ⁴  soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and to throw them into the furnace of blazing fire. 3:21 So those men were tied up while still wearing their cloaks, trousers, turbans, and other clothes, ⁵  and were thrown into the furnace ⁶  of blazing fire.

[3:6]  ¹ tn Aram “in that hour.”

[3:19]  ² tn Aram “the appearance of his face was altered”; cf. NLT “his face became distorted with rage”; NAB “[his] face became livid with utter rage.”

[3:19]  ³ tn Aram “he answered and said.”

[3:20]  ⁴ tn This is sometimes taken as a comparative: “[some of the] strongest.”

[3:21]  ⁵ sn There is a great deal of uncertainty with regard to the specific nature of these items of clothing.

[3:21]  ⁶ tn Aram “into the midst of the furnace.” For stylistic reasons the words “the midst of” have been left untranslated.