Daniel 3:21 (DBY)

Passage

Then 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.

Nearby Context

Daniel 3:19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. He spoke, and commanded that they should heat the furnace seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

Daniel 3:20 And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and cast them into the burning fiery furnace.

Daniel 3:21 Then 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.

Daniel 3:22 Forasmuch as the king's commandment was rigorous, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that had taken up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.

Daniel 3:23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "bound", "hosen", "tunics", "cloaks", "garments", "cast", "midst", and "burning". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bound" and "hosen", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "And he commanded the most mighty men..." into verse 22's "Forasmuch as the king's commandment was rigorous...", so "bound" and "hosen" 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 "bound" and "hosen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.