Lamentations 3:37-39

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

³⁷Who is he who speaks and it comes to pass, if the Lord has not authorized and commanded it?

³⁸Is it not out of the mouth of the Most High that evil and good both proceed [adversity and prosperity, physical evil or misfortune and physical good or happiness]?

³⁹Why does a living man sigh [one who is still in this life’s school of discipline]? [And why does] a man complain for the punishment of his sins?

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Lamentations 3:37-39

English Standard Version

³⁷^(A)Who has spoken and it came to pass,
    unless the Lord has commanded it?
³⁸^(B)Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
    that good and bad come?
³⁹^(C)Why should a living man complain,
    a man, about the punishment of his sins?

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Lamentations 3:37-39

New International Version

³⁷Who can speak and have it happen
    if the Lord has not decreed it?^(A)
³⁸Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
    that both calamities and good things come?^(B)
³⁹Why should the living complain
    when punished for their sins?^(C)

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Lamentations 3:37-39

New King James Version

³⁷Who is he ^(A)who speaks and it comes to pass,
When the Lord has not commanded it?
³⁸Is it not from the mouth of the Most High
That ^(B)woe and well-being proceed?
³⁹^(C)Why should a living man ^[a]complain,
^(D)A man for the punishment of his sins?