Lamentations 3:33
He has not answered in anger from his heart, though he has brought low the children of a man.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
In Context
32Chaph. For he that has brought down will pity, and that according to the abundance of his mercy.
34Lamed. To bring down under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
Cross References
Ezekiel 18:32For I desire not the death of him that dies, saith the Lord.
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 →