Lamentations 3:35-37

King James Version

³⁵To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,

³⁶To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.

³⁷Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?

Lamentations 3:35-37

New International Version

³⁵to deny people their rights
before the Most High,^(A)
³⁶to deprive them of justice—
would not the Lord see such things?^(B)

³⁷Who can speak and have it happen
if the Lord has not decreed it?^(C)

³⁵To turn aside the justice due a man
Before the face of the Most High,
³⁶Or subvert a man in his cause—
^(A)The Lord does not approve.

³⁷Who is he ^(B)who speaks and it comes to pass,
When the Lord has not commanded it?

King James Version (KJV)

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New International Version (NIV)