Lamentations 3:37
Who is able to say a thing, and give effect to it, if it has not been ordered by the Lord?
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
In Context
36In his doing wrong to a man in his cause, the Lord has no pleasure.
38Do not evil and good come from the mouth of the Most High?
Cross References
Exodus 10:10And he said to them, May the Lord be with you, if I will let you and your little ones go! take care, for your purpose clearly is evil.
1 Kings 22:34And a certain man sent an arrow from his bow without thought of its direction, and gave the king of Israel a wound where his breastplate was joined to his clothing; so he said to the driver of his war-carriage, Go to one side and take me away out of the army, for I am badly wounded.
Job 2:10And he said to her, You are talking like one of the foolish women. If we take the good God sends us, are we not to take the evil when it comes? In all this Job kept his lips from sin.
Psalms 33:9For he gave the word, and it was done; by his order it was fixed for ever.
Proverbs 19:21A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.
Isaiah 46:10Making clear from the first what is to come, and from past times the things which have not so far come about; saying, My purpose is fixed, 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 →