Daniel 3:21

3:21 So those men were tied up while still wearing their cloaks, trousers, turbans, and other clothes, ¹  and were thrown into the furnace ²  of blazing fire.

Daniel 7:9

7:9 “While I was watching,

thrones were set up,

and the Ancient of Days ³  took his seat.

His attire was white like snow;

the hair of his head was like lamb’s ⁴  wool.

His throne was ablaze with fire

and its wheels were all aflame. ⁵ 

[3:21]  ¹ sn There is a great deal of uncertainty with regard to the specific nature of these items of clothing.

[3:21]  ² tn Aram “into the midst of the furnace.” For stylistic reasons the words “the midst of” have been left untranslated.

[7:9]  ³ tn Or “the Ancient One” (NAB, NRSV, NLT), although the traditional expression has been retained in the present translation because it is familiar to many readers. Cf. TEV “One who had been living for ever”; CEV “the Eternal God.”

[7:9]  ⁴ tn Traditionally the Aramaic word נְקֵא (nÿqe’) has been rendered “pure,” but here it more likely means “of a lamb.” Cf. the Syriac neqya’ (“a sheep, ewe”). On this word see further, M. Sokoloff, “’amar neqe’, ‘Lamb’s Wool’ (Dan 7:9),” JBL 95 (1976): 277-79.

[7:9]  ⁵ tn Aram “a flaming fire.”