Lamentations 3:37
Who has thus spoken, and it has come to pass? 1 The Lord has not commanded it. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
In Context
36To condemn a man unjustly in his judgment, 1 The Lord has not given commandment. 1
38Out of the mouth of the Most High 1 There shall not come forth evil and good. 1
Cross References
Exodus 10:10And he said to them, So let the Lord be with you: as I will send you away, must I send away your store also? see that evil is attached to you.
1 Kings 22:34And one drew a bow with a good aim, and smote the king of Israel between the lungs and the breastplate: and he said to his charioteer, Turn thy hands, and carry me away out of the battle, for I am wounded.
Job 2:10But he looked on her, and said to her, 1 Thou hast spoken like one of the foolish women. 1 If we have received good things of the hand of the Lord, shall we not endure evil things? 1 In all these things that happened to him, 1 Job sinned not at all with his lips before God. 1
Psalms 33:9Taste and see that the Lord is good: 1 Blessed is the man who hopes in him. 1
Proverbs 19:21There are many thoughts in a man’s heart; 1 But the counsel of the Lord abides forever. 1
Isaiah 46:10telling beforehand the latter events before they come to pass, and they are accomplished together: and I said, All my counsel shall stand, and I will do all things that I have planned:
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 →