Lamentations 3:37
35 to deny a man justice before the Most High,
36 to subvert a man in his lawsuit— of these the Lord does not approve.
Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
38 Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?
39 Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
- KJV
- Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
- WEB
- Who is he who says, and it comes to pass, when the Lord doesn’t command it?
- ASV
- Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
- DARBY
- Who is he that saith, and there cometh to pass, what the Lord hath not commanded?
- BLB
- Who [is] this having spoken, and it came to pass, if the Lord [did] not command [it]?
- ÅB
- Hvem talte så det skjedde, uten at Herren befalte det?
- OTB
- Hvem kan tale og få det til å skje med mindre Herren har befalt det?
- B1930
- Hvem talte så det skjedde, uten at Herren bød det?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 33:9–11
For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.
Read in contextProverbs 16:9
A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
Read in contextIsaiah 46:10
I declare the end from the beginning, and ancient times from what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
Read in contextProverbs 19:21
Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
Read in contextProverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
Read in contextDaniel 4:35
All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”
Read in contextEphesians 1:11
In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,
Read in contextRomans 9:15
For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
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