Lamentations 3:37
Mem. Who is he that hath commanded a thing to be done, when the Lord commandeth it not?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
In Context
36Lamed. To destroy a man wrongfully in his judgment, the Lord hath not approved.
38Mem. Shall not both evil and good proceed out of the mouth of the Highest?
Cross References
Exodus 10:10And Pharao answered: So be the Lord with you, as I shall let you and your children go: who can doubt but that you intend some great evil?
1 Kings 22:34And a certain man bent his bow, shooting at a venture, and chanced to strike the king of Israel between the lungs and the stomach. But he said to the driver of his chariot: Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the army, for I am grievously wounded.
Job 2:10And he said to her: Thou hast; spoken like one of the foolish women: if we have received good things at the hand of God, why should we not receive evil? In all these things Job did not sin with his lips.
Psalms 33:9For he spoke and they were made: he commanded and they were created.
Proverbs 19:21There are many thoughts in the heart of a man: but the will of the Lord shall stand firm.
Isaiah 46:10Who shew from the beginning the things that shall be at last, and from ancient times the things that as yet are not done, saying: My counsel shall stand, and all my 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 →