Lamentations 3:37
MEM. Who is this, who said to do what the Lord did not command?
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In The King James Version
Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
In Context
36LAMED. as if to pervert a man in his judgment: the Lord does not do this.
38MEM. Does not both misfortune and good proceed from the mouth of the Most High?
Cross References
Exodus 10:10And Pharaoh responded: “So let the Lord be with you. But if I were to release you and your little ones, who would doubt that you intend some great wickedness?
1 Kings 22:34But a certain man bent his bow, aiming the arrow without certitude, and by chance he struck the king of Israel, between the lungs and the stomach. Then he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn your hand, and carry me away from the army, for I have been grievously wounded.”
Job 2:10He said to her, “You have spoken like one of the foolish wives. If we accepted good things from the hand of God, why should we not accept bad things?” In all this, Job did not sin with his lips.
Psalms 33:9Taste and see that the Lord is sweet. Blessed is the man who hopes in him.
Proverbs 19:21There are many intentions in the heart of a man. But the will of the Lord shall stand firm.
Isaiah 46:10From the beginning, I announce the last things, and from the start, the things that have not yet been done, saying: My plan will stand firm, and my entire will shall be done.
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 →