Lamentations 3:36
In his doing wrong to a man in his cause, the Lord has no pleasure.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
In Context
35In his turning away the right of a man before the face of the Most High.
37Who is able to say a thing, and give effect to it, if it has not been ordered by the Lord?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 25:1If there is an argument between men and they go to law with one another, let the judges give their decision for the upright, and against the wrongdoer.
Psalms 94:5Your people are crushed by them, O Lord, your heritage is troubled,
Isaiah 59:15Yes, faith is gone; and he whose heart is turned from evil comes into the power of the cruel: and the Lord saw it, and he was angry that there was no one to take up their cause.
Lamentations 3:59O Lord, you have seen my wrong; be judge in my cause.
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 →