Lamentations 3:36
To condemn a man unjustly in his judgment, 1 The Lord has not given commandment. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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 1 Before the face of the Most High, 1
37Who has thus spoken, and it has come to pass? 1 The Lord has not commanded it. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 25:1And if there should be a dispute between men, and they should come forward to judgment, and the judges judge, and justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked:
Psalms 94:5For the sea is his, and he made it: 1 And his hands formed the dry land. 1
Isaiah 59:15And truth has been taken away, and they have turned aside their mind from understanding. And the Lord saw it, and it pleased him not that there was no judgment.
Lamentations 3:59Thou hast seen, O Lord, my troubles: 1 Thou hast judged my cause. 1
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 →