Lamentations 3:37
Who [is] this — he hath said, and it is, [And] the Lord hath not commanded [it]?
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
In Context
36To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord hath not approved.
38From the mouth of the Most High Go not forth the evils and the good.
Cross References
Exodus 10:10And he saith unto them, 'Be it so, Jehovah [be] with you when I send you and your infants away; see — for evil [is] before your faces;
1 Kings 22:34And a man hath drawn with a bow, in his simplicity, and smiteth the king of Israel between the joinings and the coat of mail, and he saith to his charioteer, 'Turn thy hand, and take me out from the camp, for I have become sick.'
Job 2:10And he saith unto her, 'As one of the foolish women speaketh, thou speakest; yea, the good we receive from God, and the evil we do not receive.' In all this Job hath not sinned with his lips.
Psalms 33:9For He hath said, and it is, He hath commanded, and it standeth.
Proverbs 19:21Many [are] the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.
Isaiah 46:10Declaring from the beginning the latter end, And from of old that which hath not been done, Saying, 'My counsel doth stand, And all My delight I do.'
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 →