Lamentations 3:33
He has not answered in anger from his heart, 1 Though he has brought low the children of a man. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
In Context
32For he that has brought down will pity, 1 And that according to the abundance of his mercy. 1
34To bring down under his feet 1 All the prisoners of the earth, 1
Cross References
Ezekiel 18:32For I desire not the death of him that dies, saith the Lord.
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 →