Lamentations 3:36
to subvert a man in his cause, the Lord does not approve.MEM
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
In Context
35to deprive a man of justice before the face of the Most High,
37Who can speak a thing and have it come to pass, unless the Lord has commanded it?
Cross References
Deuteronomy 25:1If there is a controversy between men, and they come to judgment, and the judges judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked;
Psalms 94:5They break your people in pieces, Lord,and afflict your heritage.
Isaiah 59:15Yes, truth is lacking; and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey. The Lord saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice.
Lamentations 3:59Lord, you have seen the wrong done to me; judge my case.
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 →