Lamentations 3:33
For he doeth not punish willingly, nor afflict the children of men,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
In Context
34In stamping vnder his feete all the prisoners of the earth,
Cross References
Ezekiel 18:32For I desire not the death of him that dyeth, sayth the Lord God: cause therefore one another to returne, and liue ye.
Hebrews 12:9Moreouer we haue had the fathers of our bodies which corrected vs, and we gaue them reuerence: should we not much rather be in subiection vnto the father of spirites, that we might liue?
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 →