34 To crush underfoot
    all prisoners in the land,
35 to deny people their rights
    before the Most High,(A)
36 to deprive them of justice—
    would not the Lord see such things?(B)

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34 To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth.

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

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

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34 To crush under [a]one’s feet
All the prisoners of the [b]land,
35 To [c]deprive a man of (A)justice
In the presence of the Most High,
36 To [d](B)defraud someone in his lawsuit—
Of these things the Lord does not [e]approve.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 3:34 Lit his
  2. Lamentations 3:34 Or earth
  3. Lamentations 3:35 Or turn aside a man’s case
  4. Lamentations 3:36 Lit bend
  5. Lamentations 3:36 Lit see