Lamentations 3:36
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord has not approved.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
In Context
35To turn aside the judgment of a man, || Before the face of the Most High,
37Who [is] this—he has spoken, and it is, || [And] the Lord has not commanded [it]?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 25:1“When there is a strife between men, and they have come near to the judgment, and they have judged, and declared righteous the righteous, and declared wrong the wrongdoer,
Psalms 94:5Your people, O YHWH, they bruise, || And they afflict Your inheritance.
Isaiah 59:15And the truth is lacking, || And whoever is turning aside from evil, || Is making himself a spoil. And YHWH sees, and it is evil in His eyes, || That there is no judgment.
Lamentations 3:59You have seen, O YHWH, my overthrow, || Judge 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 →