Lamentations 3:39
What — sigh habitually doth a living man, A man for his sin?
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
In Context
38From the mouth of the Most High Go not forth the evils and the good.
40We search our ways, and investigate, And turn back unto Jehovah.
Cross References
Genesis 4:13And Cain saith unto Jehovah, 'Greater is my punishment than to be borne;
Leviticus 26:43'And — the land is left of them, and doth enjoy its sabbaths, in the desolation without them, and they accept the punishment of their iniquity, because, even because, against My judgments they have kicked, and My statutes hath their soul loathed,
Numbers 16:41And all the company of the sons of Israel murmur, on the morrow, against Moses and against Aaron, saying, 'Ye — ye have put to death the people of Jehovah.'
Joshua 7:6And Joshua rendeth his garments, and falleth on his face to the earth before the ark of Jehovah till the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and they cause dust to go up on their head.
2 Kings 3:13And Elisha saith unto the king of Israel, 'What — to me and to thee? go unto the prophets of thy father, and unto the prophets of thy mother;' and the king of Israel saith to him, 'Nay, for Jehovah hath called for these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.'
2 Kings 6:33He is yet speaking with them, and lo, the messenger is coming down unto him, and he saith, 'Lo, this [is] the evil from Jehovah: what — do I wait for Jehovah any more?'
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:38-42
The Duties of the Afflicted. ( b. c. 588.) 37 Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? 38 Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good? 39 Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? 40 Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord . 41 Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. That we may be entitled to the comforts administered to the afflicted in the foregoing verses , and may taste the… Read the whole commentary →