Lamentations 3:39
Wherefore then murmureth the living man? Let him murmur at his own sin!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
In Context
38Cometh not evil, as well as good, from the mouth of the Most High?
40Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Jehovah!
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:38-42
The Duties of the Afflicted. ( b. c. 588.) 37 Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? 38 Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good? 39 Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? 40 Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord . 41 Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. That we may be entitled to the comforts administered to the afflicted in the foregoing verses , and may taste the… Read the whole commentary →