Lamentations 3:36
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
In Context
35To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High,
37Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 25:1If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and the judges judge them, by justifying the righteous, and condemning the wicked,
Psalms 94:5They crush Thy people, O LORD, and afflict Thy heritage.
Isaiah 59:15And truth is lacking, and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey. And the LORD saw it, and it displeased Him that there was no justice;
Lamentations 3:59O LORD, Thou hast seen my wrong; judge Thou my cause.
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 →