Then these men were tied up in their trousers, their coats, their caps, and their other clothes, and were thrown into the middle of the furnace of blazing fire.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then these men were bound in their pants, their tunics, and their mantles, and their other clothes, and were cast into the middle of the burning fiery furnace.
- KJV Then 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.
- BSB So they were tied up, wearing robes, trousers, turbans, and other clothes, and they were thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.
- NKJV Then these men were bound in their coats, their trousers, their turbans, and their other garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
- NLT So they tied them up and threw them into the furnace, fully dressed in their pants, turbans, robes, and other garments.
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The men are bound, fully clothed, and cast into the furnace. They are utterly helpless before the flames.
Overview
The detail of their clothing emphasizes that they enter the fire bound and defenseless, with no chance to save themselves. Everything human has been stripped away except their faith. Into this place of total helplessness God will come, showing that he meets his people in the very heart of the trial.
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