Daniel 3:30 (DRB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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:

Daniel 3:32 And thou hast delivered us into the hands of our enemies that are unjust, and most wicked, and prevaricators, and to a king unjust, and most wicked beyond all that are upon the earth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hearkened", "commandments", "observed", "done", "thou", "hadst", "commanded", and "might". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hearkened" and "commandments", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "For we have sinned and committed iniquity..." into verse 31's "Wherefore all that thou hast brought upon...", so "hearkened" and "commandments" 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 "hearkened" and "commandments" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.