Lamentations 3:36
To subvert a man in his contest—should the Lord not see this?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
In Context
35To pervert the justice [due to man] before the face of the Most High.
37Who is he that saith aught, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord hath not ordained it?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 25:1If there be a controversy between men, and they come nigh unto a court of justice, and they judge them; and they justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked:
Psalms 94:5Thy people, O Lord! they crush, and thy heritage they afflict.
Isaiah 59:15And thus is the truth missing; and he that departeth from evil is regarded as foolish: and the Lord saw it, and it was displeasing in his eyes that there was no justice.
Lamentations 3:59Thou hast [now] seen, O Lord, the wrong I suffer: 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 →