Lamentations 3:33
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 3:33 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 3:33 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. willingly: Heb. from his heart" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 3:33 — KJV
“For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. willingly: Heb. from his heart”
— Lamentations 3:33 (KJV)
Lamentations 3:33 in Context — About the Book of Lamentations
Lamentations is five funeral poems over fallen Jerusalem — grief given holy structure. At its exact center burns the flame the darkness never reaches: because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed; His mercies are new every morning. It teaches us to grieve with hope.
Cross-References for Lamentations 3:33
“But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. But...: Heb. And as they afflicted them, so they multiplied, etc”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:33: afflict, grieve, children
“Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. bring me: Heb. take for me offering: or, heave offering”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:33: willingly, children, heb
“Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them. sinneth: Heb. doth”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:33: doth, nor, children
“And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire. gathered...: Heb. were called”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:33: nor, children, men
“And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age. in the flower...: Heb. men”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:33: grieve, men, heb
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