Lamentations 3:35
To turn aside the right of a man, before the face of the Most High;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,
In Context
34To crush, under his feet, any of the prisoners of the earth;
36To oppress a son of earth in his cause, My Lord, hath made no provision.
Cross References
Isaiah 10:2Turning aside from judgment, the poor, And robbing, of justice, the oppressed of my people,—So that, widows, become, their spoil, And of the fatherless, they make prey.
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 →