Daniel 9:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments:

We have sinned, and have committed iniquity - (cf. Nehemiah's confession, Nehemiah 9:1-38).

Sinned ... committed iniquity ... done wickedly ... rebelled - a climax: meaning respectively, erred in ignorance ... sinned by infirmity ... habitually and willfully done wickedness ... as open and obstinate rebels set ourselves against God.

Daniel 9:5

5 We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments: