Lamentations 3:37
Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
Lamentations 3:37 in other translations
| BSB | Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it? |
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| 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? |
| YLT | Who is this--he hath said, and it is, And the Lord hath not commanded it? |
| DARBY | Who is he that saith, and there cometh to pass, what the Lord hath not commanded? |
| BBE | Who is able to say a thing, and give effect to it, if it has not been ordered by the Lord? |
| Webster | Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? |
What does Lamentations 3:37 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Lamentations 3:37-39
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Lamentations 3:37-41
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Lamentations 3:37 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Lamentations 3:37
- Psalms 33:9-11
For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
- Proverbs 16:9
A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.
- Isaiah 46:10
Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
- Proverbs 19:21
There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.
- Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.
- Daniel 4:35
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
- Ephesians 1:11
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
- Romans 9:15
For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.
- James 4:13-15
Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ps 33:9-11; Pr 16:9; 19:21; 21:30; Isa 46:10; Da 4:35; Ro 9:15
Eph 1:11; Jas 4:13-15
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- Lamentations 3:36
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
- Lamentations 3:37
Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
- Lamentations 3:38
Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
Lamentations 3:37 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿Quién será aquel que diga, que vino algo que el Señor no mandó? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Qui est-ce qui dit une chose, et elle arrive, quand le Seigneur ne l’a point commandée? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wer ist, der da sprach, und es geschah, ohne daß der Herr es geboten? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quis est iste qui dixit ut fieret, Domino non jubente? |