EXHORTATION TO REPENTANCE; RENDERED, LAMENTATION.
True, God does not desire our misfortunes. But equally true is it that they do not happen without his express permission (comp. Isaiah 45:7; Amos 3:6).
Bible Commentary
Lamentations 3:37-54
The Pulpit Commentary on Lamentations 3:37-54
The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain
Recommended reading
More for Lamentations 3:37-54
Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.
Other commentaries
The Pulpit Commentary on Lamentations 3:1-66Lamentations 3:1-66 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONThe Pulpit Commentary on Lamentations 3:34-39Lamentations 3:34-39 · The Pulpit CommentaryThese two triads form a transition to the renewed complaints and appeals for help in the following verses. The first triad is probably an amplification of the statement that "the Lord doth not afflict willingly." This b…Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:37-41Lamentations 3:37-41 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryWhile there is life there is hope; and instead of complaining that things are bad, we should encourage ourselves with the hope they will be better. We are sinful men, and what we complain of, is far less than our sins d…The Duties of the Afflicted. (b. c. 588.)Lamentations 3:37-41 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE DUTIES OF THE AFFLICTED. (B. C. 588.) That we may be entitled to the comforts administered to the afflicted in the Lamentations 3:21-36, and may taste the sweetness of them, we have here the duties of an afflicted s…The Pulpit Commentary on Lamentations 3:37Lamentations 3:37 · The Pulpit CommentaryThat saith, and it cometh to pass (comp. Psalms 33:9; Genesis 1:3, etc.).
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Lamentations 3:1-66EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Lamentations 3:34-39These two triads form a transition to the renewed complaints and appeals for help in the following verses. The first triad is probably an amplification of the statement that "the Lord doth not afflict willingly." This b…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Lamentations 3:37-41While there is life there is hope; and instead of complaining that things are bad, we should encourage ourselves with the hope they will be better. We are sinful men, and what we complain of, is far less than our sins d…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Duties of the Afflicted. (b. c. 588.)THE DUTIES OF THE AFFLICTED. (B. C. 588.) That we may be entitled to the comforts administered to the afflicted in the Lamentations 3:21-36, and may taste the sweetness of them, we have here the duties of an afflicted s…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Lamentations 3:37That saith, and it cometh to pass (comp. Psalms 33:9; Genesis 1:3, etc.).Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Lamentations 3:38How evil and good both proceed from God. The Hebrew prophets show no inclination towards Persian dualism. They never attempt to solve the mystery of evil by the doctrine of two principles in nature, a good and an evil p…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Lamentations 3:38The source of evil and of good. This passage may easily be misunderstood. Some have attributed moral evil as well as moral good to the great Ruler of the universe, and by making God the author of sin have introduced con…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Lamentations 3:39Wherefore cloth a living man complain, etc.? The God of whom the poet speaks is the Searcher of hearts. Why, then, should a man complain when he knows that he deserves his punishment? The close of the verse should run,…Joseph S. Exell and contributors