Lamentations 3:38
Out of the mouth of Elyon proceedeth not 1 hara'ot (the woe) and hatov (the good)? 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
In Context
37Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, 1 when Adonoi commandeth it not? 1
39Why doth an adam chai (any man alive) complain, 1 a gever for the punishment of his sins? 1
Cross References
Job 2:10But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the nevalot (foolish women) speaketh. What? Shall we receive hatov from Elohim, and shall we not accept harah? In all this did not Iyov sin in what he said.
Proverbs 29:26Many seek the moshelʼs favor, 1 but mishpat ish cometh from Hashem. 1
Isaiah 45:7I form ohr, and create choshech; 1 I make shalom, and create rah; 1 I Hashem worketh all these things. 1
Amos 3:6Shall a shofar be blown in the city, 1 and the people not be afraid? 1 Shall there be disaster in a city, 1 and Hashem hath not caused it? 1
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 →