Furnace
FUR'NACE, noun [Latin fornax, furnus, either from burning, or the sense is an arch.]
1. A place where a vehement fire and heat may be made and maintained, for melting ores or metals, etc. A furnace for casting cannon and other large operations is inclosed with walls through which a current of air is blown from a large bellows. In smaller operations a vessel is constructed with a chamber or cavity, with a door and a grate.
2. In scripture, a place of cruel bondage and affliction. [[Deuteronomy 4#20|Deuteronomy 4:20]].
3. Grievous afflictions by which men are tried. [[Ezekiel 22#18|Ezekiel 22:18]].
4. A place of temporal torment. [[Daniel 3#6|Daniel 3:6]].
5. Hell; the place of endless torment. [[Matthew 13#42|Matthew 13:42]].