Daniel 3:6 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Daniel 3:4 Then the herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O peoples, nations, and languages,

Daniel 3:5 that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music, 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 peoples heard the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of music, all the peoples, the nations, and the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

Daniel 3:8 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and brought accusation against the Jews.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whoso", "falleth", "down", "worshippeth", "shall", "same", "hour", and "cast". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whoso" and "falleth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "that at what time ye hear the..." into verse 7's "Therefore at that time when all the...", so "whoso" and "falleth" belong inside that flow. In Daniel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "whoso" and "falleth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.