Ezekiel 18:32; Ezekiel 33:11; Hebrews 12:10; Hebrews 12:9; Isaiah 28:21
Reasons for the resignation urged in the previous triplet.
For he doth not (p) afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. (p) He takes no pleasure in it, but does it of necessity for our amendment, wh...
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 La...
willingly . from His heart. children . sons. men. Hebrew. 'ish (sing).
This is another confirmation of the same truth, that God takes no delight in the evils or miseries of men. It is indeed a strong mode of speaki...
DISCOURSE: 1094 COMFORT FOR THE AFFLICTED Lamentations 3:31-33 . The Lord will not cast off for ever: but though he cause grief, yet will he hav...
For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. For he doth not afflict willingly - It is no pleasure to God to afflict men. He tak...
For he doth not afflict willingly— Houbigant reads this, For he doth not afflict willingly, or oppress the sons of men; so far as, ( Lamentations...
For the Lord will not cast off for ever: The Lord will not cast off forever. True repentance is never without hope ( Psalms 94:14 ). Verse 32...
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...
Not... willingly. — Literally, not from the heart, as being the centre of volition as well as emotion
QUIET WAITING Lamentations 3:25-36 HAVING struck a rich vein, our author proceeds to work it with energy. Pursuing the ideas that flow out of t...
In this central and longest poem, Jeremiah identified himself completely with the experiences of his people. In the first movement, in language which...
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 the...
For he doth not afflict willingly ,.... Or, "from his heart" e; he does afflict; for all afflictions are from God, but they do not come from the mer...
For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. Ver. 33. For he doth not afflict willingly. ] Heb., From the heart. a Non nis...
The Lord will not cast off for ever The truly penitent that put their trust in him, and sincerely desire and seek reconciliation with him: though h...
Words of Comfort to Israel; The Benefit of Afflictions; Comfort to the Afflicted. B. C....
In the Hebrew it is, he doth not afflict from his heart, that is, with pleasure and delight; or (which seemeth the best sense to me) not from his own...
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...
EXEGETICAL NOTES. — (כ) Lamentations 3:31 . For this silent waiting on the Lord, amid humiliations and scorn, there is all-sufficient strength. I...
I am about to read a portion of Holy Scripture which may seem very strange to some of you, but it belongs to a part of the congregation, and I hope i...
The first part of this chapter is one of the saddest in the whole Book of God; yet I expect it has ministered as much consolation as some of the brig...
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....
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...
EXPOSITION Lamentations 3:1-25 MONOLOGUE SPOKEN BY AN INDIVIDUAL BELIEVER WHOSE FATE IS BOUND UP WITH THAT OF...
God's Mercy and Power Revealed
For He doth not afflict willingly, literally, "from His heart," nor grieve the children of men. It is not because the Lord takes a vindictive delig...
Willingly — Not from his own mere motion without a cause given him from the persons afflicted. Hence judgment is called God's strange work.
33 For he doth not afflict willinglyh nor grieve the children of men.