Lamentations 3:33
31 For the Lord will not cast us off forever.
32 Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.
For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.
34 To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land,
35 to deny a man justice before the Most High,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.
- KJV
- For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
- WEB
- For he does not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.
- ASV
- For he doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.
- DARBY
- for he doth not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men.
- BLB
- for he has not afflicted with His heart or grieved the sons of man.
- ÅB
- for det er ikke av hjertet han plager eller bedrøver menneskenes barn.
- OTB
- For han bringer ikke lidelse eller sorg med vilje til menneskenes barn.
- B1930
- for det er ikke av hjertet han plager eller bedrøver menneskenes barn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 33:11
Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’
Read in contextEzekiel 18:32
For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!
Read in contextHebrews 12:9–10
Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live?
Read in contextIsaiah 28:21
For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, to do His work, His strange work, and to perform His task, His disturbing task.
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