Lamentations 3:33
For He hath not afflicted with His heart, Nor doth He grieve the sons of men.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
In Context
32For though He afflicted, yet He hath pitied, According to the abundance of His kindness.
34To bruise under one's feet any bound ones of earth,
Cross References
Ezekiel 18:32For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And turn ye back and live!
Hebrews 12:9Then, indeed, fathers of our flesh we have had, chastising [us], and we were reverencing [them]; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of the spirits, and live?
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 →