Lamentations 3:33-44
English Standard Version
34 To crush underfoot
all (C)the prisoners of the earth,
35 (D)to deny a man justice
in the presence of the Most High,
36 to subvert a man in his lawsuit,
(E)the Lord does not approve.
37 (F)Who has spoken and it came to pass,
unless the Lord has commanded it?
38 (G)Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
that good and bad come?
39 (H)Why should a living man complain,
a man, about the punishment of his sins?
40 Let us test and examine our ways,
(I)and return to the Lord!
41 (J)Let us lift up our hearts and hands
to God in heaven:
42 (K)“We have transgressed and (L)rebelled,
and you have not forgiven.
43 “You have wrapped yourself with anger and pursued us,
(M)killing without pity;
44 (N)you have wrapped yourself with a cloud
so that no prayer can pass through.
Lamentations 3:33-44
New International Version
33 For he does not willingly bring affliction
or grief to anyone.(A)
34 To crush underfoot
all prisoners in the land,
35 to deny people their rights
before the Most High,(B)
36 to deprive them of justice—
would not the Lord see such things?(C)
37 Who can speak and have it happen
if the Lord has not decreed it?(D)
38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
that both calamities and good things come?(E)
39 Why should the living complain
when punished for their sins?(F)
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