Lamentations 3:39
Mem. Why should a living man complain, a man concerning his sin?
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
In Context
38Out of the mouth of the Most High there shall not come forth evil and good.
40Nun. Our way has been searched out and examined, and we will turn to the Lord.
Cross References
Genesis 4:13And Cain said to the Lord God, My crime is too great for me to be forgiven.
Leviticus 26:43And I will remember the land, and the land shall be left of them; then the land shall enjoy her sabbaths, when it is deserted through them: and they shall accept the punishment of their iniquities, because they neglected my judgments, and in their soul loathed my ordinances.
Joshua 7:6And Joshua tore his garments; and Joshua fell on the earth on his face before the Lord until evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they cast dust on their heads.
2 Kings 3:13And Elisaie said to the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? go to the prophets of thy father, and the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said to him, + 3:13 Gr. is it that.Has the Lord called the three kings to deliver them into the hands of Moab?
2 Kings 6:33While he was yet speaking with them, behold, a messenger came to him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the Lord; why should I wait for the Lord any longer?
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:38-42
The Duties of the Afflicted. ( b. c. 588.) 37 Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? 38 Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good? 39 Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? 40 Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord . 41 Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. That we may be entitled to the comforts administered to the afflicted in the foregoing verses , and may taste the… Read the whole commentary →