Lamentations 3:36
Doth he subvert a man in his cause, and shall not the Lord behold it?
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
In Context
35Doth he bend the right of a man before the face of the Most High,
37Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord hath not commanded?
Cross References
Psalms 94:5O LORD! they trample upon thy people, And oppress thine inheritance!
Isaiah 59:15Truth is not to be found, And he that departeth from evil is plundered; And Jehovah saw it, And it displeased him that there was no justice.
Lamentations 3:59Thou, O Jehovah, seest the wrong done to me; Maintain 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 →