Lamentations 3:36
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
King James Version
In Context
35To turn aside 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 commandeth it not?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 25:1If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
Psalms 94:5They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.
Isaiah 59:15Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.
Lamentations 3:59O LORD, thou hast seen my wrong: judge 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 →