Lamentations 3:37
Who is he that says, and it comes to pass, when LORD does not command it?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
In Context
36to subvert a man in his cause, LORD does not approve.
38Out of the mouth of the Most High does there not come evil and good.
Cross References
Exodus 10:10And he said to them, So be LORD with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones. Look, evil is before you.
1 Kings 22:34And a certain man drew his bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the army, for I am severely wounded.
Job 2:10But he said to her, Thou speak as one of the foolish women speaks. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
Psalms 33:9For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood fast.
Proverbs 19:21There are many devices in a man's heart, but the counsel of LORD, that shall stand.
Isaiah 46:10declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not [yet] done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure,
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:22-37
Words of Comfort to Israel; The Benefit of Afflictions; Comfort to the Afflicted. ( b. c. 588.) 21 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. 22 It is of the Lord 's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 24 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. 25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. 26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the… Read the whole commentary →