Lamentations 3:36
In subuerting a man in his cause: the Lord seeth it not.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
In Context
35In ouerthrowing the right of a man before the face of the most high,
37Who is he then that sayth, and it commeth to passe, and the Lord commandeth it not?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 25:1When there shall be strife betweene men, and they shall come vnto iudgement, and sentence shall be giuen vpon them, and the righteous shall be iustified, and the wicked condemned,
Psalms 94:5They smite downe thy people, O Lord, and trouble thine heritage.
Isaiah 59:15Yea, trueth faileth, and hee that refraineth from euill, maketh himselfe a praye: and when the Lord sawe it, it displeased him, that there was no iudgement.
Lamentations 3:59O Lord, thou hast seene my wrong, iudge 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 →