Daniel 3:11

Dan 3:11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, [that] he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

Ver. 11. And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast, &c.] This with a graceless man is a swaying argument; he will rather turn than burn; as he came not frying into the world, as one said in Queen Mary’s days, so he cannot go frying out of it. Epicurus in word confessed a God, but in deed denied him, because Anaxagoras was put to death for denying God at Athens, where Epicurus flourished. {a}

{a} Aug., De Civ. Dei, lib. xviii, cap. 41.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

3:11 In some situations, the Lord’s people must refuse to obey the established authorities in order to remain faithful to the Lord (cp. Acts 4:19; 5:29; Rom 13:1-7).

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[Daniel 3:11] Into the furnace (לְגוֹא אַתּוּן - l'go attun): [Means] the fiery furnace (kivshan ha-esh).

Ibn Ezra on the Tanakh — English translations: “Sefaria Community Translation” (CC0 1.0 (public-domain dedication)); “Yalkut, Sifsei Chachomim Chumash, Metsudah Publications, 2009” (CC BY 4.0); and “Commentary of Ibn Ezra on Isaiah - trans. by M. Friedlander, 1873” (public domain). Text via Sefaria.

And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth,.... The image; the above is the decree, this that follows the sanction of it:

that he should be cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace; See Gill on Dan 3:6.

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Whoever does not fall down and worship must be thrown into a blazing furnace

This can be stated in active form. AT: "Soldiers must throw into a blazing furnace anyone who does not lie down on the ground and worship" (See: Active or Passive)

fall down

Here "fall down" means "quickly lie down"

blazing furnace

This is a large room filled with a hot fire. See how you translated this in Daniel 3:6.

affairs

matters having to do with government

Shadrach ... Meshach ... Abednego

These are the Babylonian names of the three Jewish friends of Daniel. See how you translated these names in Daniel 1:7.

pay no attention to you

"do not pay attention to you"

prostrate themselves

They would do this to worship the statue. AT: "stretch themselves out on the ground face down in worship" (See: Symbolic Action)

the golden statue you have set up

Nebuchadnezzar commanded his men to do this work, he did not do the work himself. AT: "the golden statue your men have set up" (See: Metonymy)

translationWords

worship

Jew

appoint

province

Babylon

king

servant

false god

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