Lamentations 3:37
Who was it that spake, and it was done, [when], My Lord, had not commanded?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
In Context
36To oppress a son of earth in his cause, My Lord, hath made no provision.
38Out of the mouth of the Most High, Proceed there not misfortunes and blessing?
Cross References
Exodus 10:10Then he said unto them: Let Yahweh, so, be with you, when I let go you and your little ones! Look out for, harm, is straight before your faces.
1 Kings 22:34But, a certain man, drawing a bow in his innocence, smote the king of Israel, between the shoulder-joints and the coat of mail,—wherefore he said to his charioteer—Turn thy hand, and convey me out of the host, for I am sore wounded.
Job 2:10And he said unto her, As one of the base women speaketh, speakest thou? Blessing, shall we accept from God, and, misfortune, shall we not accept? In all this, Job sinned not with his lips.
Psalms 33:9For, he, spake, and it was, He, commanded, and it stood forth.
Proverbs 19:21Many are the devices in a man’s heart, but, the counsel of Yahweh, that, shall stand.
Isaiah 46:10Declaring from the beginning, the latter end, And from olden time, that which had never been done,—Saying My purpose shall stand, and All my pleasure, will I perform;
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 →