Daniel 3:29 (DRB)

Passage

For we have sinned, and committed iniquity, departing from thee: and we have trespassed in all things:

Nearby Context

Daniel 3:27 For thou art just in all that thou hast done to us, and all thy works are true, and thy ways right, and all thy judgments true.

Daniel 3:28 For thou hast executed true judgments in all the things that thou hast brought upon us, and upon Jerusalem, the holy city of our fathers: for according to truth and judgment, thou hast brought all these things upon us for our sins.

Daniel 3:29 For we have sinned, and committed iniquity, departing from thee: and we have trespassed in all things:

Daniel 3:30 And we have not hearkened to thy commandments, nor have we observed nor done as thou hadst commanded us, that it might go well with us.

Daniel 3:31 Wherefore, all that thou hast brought upon us, and every thing that thou hast done to us, thou hast done in true judgment:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "sinned", "committed", "iniquity", "departing", "thee", and "trespassed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "sinned", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "For thou hast executed true judgments in..." into verse 30's "And we have not hearkened to thy...", so "all things" and "sinned" 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 "all things" and "sinned" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.