“ Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? ”
Why then does a loving God, who disapproves of suffering when inflicted by man upon man, Himself send sorrow and misery? “Because of sins.” Lamentations 3:37 Literally, “Who is this that spak...
Who [is] he [that] saith, and it cometh to pass, [when] the Lord (r) commandeth [it] not? (r) He shows that nothing is done without God's providence.
Lamentations 3. The Third Lament. Here it is the singer that comes chiefly to the front; whereas in Lamentations 3:1 it had been Zion, and in Lamentations 3:2 it was Yahweh. EV hardly puts Lam...
The Prophet, after having mentioned the blasphemy which prevailed everywhere at that time, strongly condemns so gross a stupidity. Who is this? he says. He checks such madness by a sharp reb...
Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
Who is he that saith— "The king of Babylon, and such haughty tyrants, may boast of their power, as if it were equal to that of Omnipotence itself. But still it is God's prerogative to bring to pass...
Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass. A double question is implied, Who is it that can (as God, Psalms 33...
Zion's Hope in God's Mercy This third poem is the most elaborate in structure and the most sublime in thought of all. The poet speaks not only for himself, but for the nation. The order of thought...
(37-39) New grounds of patient faith are given: (1) In an echo from Psalms 33:9 , affirming the sovereignty of God. The evil which He permits is under the control of this loving purpose; and (2) as...
GOD AND EVIL Lamentations 3:37-39 THE eternal problem of the relation of God to evil is here treated with the keenest discrimination. That God is the supreme and irresistible ruler, that no man...
In this central and longest poem, Jeremiah identified himself completely with the experiences of his people. In the first movement, in language which throbs with pain, he described his own sorrows, r...
They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him....
Who [is] he [that] saith, and it cometh to pass ?.... Or, "who [that] says [this shall be], and it cometh to pass?" or, "who [is] he [that] saith [this shall] come to pass?" i this, or that, or the...
Who [is] he [that] saith, and it cometh to pass, [when] the Lord commandeth [it] not? Ver. 37. Who is he? ] Tam imprudens et imperitus? Can any one be so simple as to think that the enemy could...
Who is he that saith That commands an event to take place, or predicts that it shall take place, and it cometh to pass accordingly, when the Lord commandeth not? Or who designs a thing, and bri...
The Duties of the Afflicted. B. C. 588. 37 Who is he that saith, and it cometh to...
The sense of these words is doubted by none, that nothing cometh to pass in the world but by the disposal of Divine Providence, either effecting it by an immediate influence, or permitting it; but to...
The Prophet Prays His Way Through To Confidence In YHWH ( Lamentations 3:19-39 ). When our souls have reached their lowest point there is only one thing to do, and that is to cast ourselves on God...
EXEGETICAL NOTES. — (מ) Lamentations 3:37 . The reason for not mentioning any name of God, as in Lamentations 3:1-17 , is now wholly dispensed with, and He is presented as conditionating all eve...
We are about to read a chapter which is very full of sorrow; while you are listening to it, some of you may be saying, «We are not in that condition.» Well then, be thankful that you are not, and whi...
The Metre changes here. The letters of the Hebrew alphabet, twenty two in number, begin three hemistichs, which make sixty six verses. It would look better, and read more poetically, if the hemistich...
EXPOSITION Lamentations 3:1-25 MONOLOGUE SPOKEN BY AN INDIVIDUAL BELIEVER WHOSE FATE IS BOUND UP WITH THAT OF THE NATION ; OR PERHAPS BY THE NATION...
God's Mercy and Power Revealed
2 Samuel 11:27 ; Habakkuk 1:13 ; Isaiah 59:15
Who — Nothing comes to pass in the world, but by the disposal of divine providence. This seems to be spoken in the name of the people of God, arguing themselves into a quiet submission, to their af...