Daniel 3:20 (YLT)

Passage

and to certain mighty men who <FI>are<Fi> in his force he hath said to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, to cast into the burning fiery furnace.

Nearby Context

Daniel 3:18 And lo--not! be it known to thee, O king, that thy gods we are not serving, and to the golden image thou hast raised up we do no obeisance.'

Daniel 3:19 Then Nebuchadnezzar hath been full of fury, and the expression of his face hath been changed concerning Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego; he answered and said to heat the furnace seven times above that which it is seen to be heated;

Daniel 3:20 and to certain mighty men who <FI>are<Fi> in his force he hath said to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, to cast into the burning fiery furnace.

Daniel 3:21 Then these men have been bound in their coats, their tunics, and their turbans, and their clothing, and have been cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

Daniel 3:22 Therefore, because that the word of the king is urgent, and the furnace heated exceedingly, those men who have taken up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego--killed them hath the spark of the fire.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "certain", "mighty", "force", "hath", "said", "bind", "shadrach", and "meshach". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "certain" and "mighty", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "Then Nebuchadnezzar hath been full of fury..." into verse 21's "Then these men have been bound in...", so "certain" and "mighty" 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 "certain" and "mighty" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.