Lamentations 3:37
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 3:37 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 3:37 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 3:37 — KJV
“Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?”
— Lamentations 3:37 (KJV)
Lamentations 3:37 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 3:37
“And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD. shall be weak...: Heb. shall go into water”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:37: saith, cometh, pass
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:37: saith, cometh, lord
“That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD'S. set...: Heb. cause to pass over”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:37: cometh, pass, lord
“But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:37: saith, pass, lord
“Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day against the LORD?”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:37: saith, pass, lord
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