Lamentations 3:36
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 3:36 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 3:36 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not. approveth not: or, seeth not" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 3:36 — KJV
“To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not. approveth not: or, seeth not”
— Lamentations 3:36 (KJV)
Lamentations 3:36 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 3:36
“But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. outward...: Heb. eyes”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:36: cause, lord, seeth
“And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:36: cause, lord
“And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:36: cause, lord
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea...: Heb. Yea, because, etc.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:36: cause, lord
“And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:36: cause, lord
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