Lamentations 3:37
Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
In Context
36To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
38Out of the mouth of the Most High proceedeth not evil and good?
Cross References
Exodus 10:10And he said unto them: 'So be the LORD with you, as I will let you go, and your little ones; see ye that evil is before your face.
1 Kings 22:34And a certain man drew his bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the lower armour and the breastplate; wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot: 'Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am sore wounded.'
Job 2:10But he said unto her: 'Thou speakest as one of the impious women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?' For all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Psalms 33:9For He spoke, and it was; He commanded, and it stood.
Proverbs 19:21There are many devices in a man's heart; but the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Isaiah 46:10Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done; saying: 'My counsel shall stand, and all My pleasure will I do';
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 →