2 Samuel 11:27; Habakkuk 1:13; Isaiah 59:15
Why then does a loving God, who disapproves of suffering when inflicted by man upon man, Himself send sorrow and misery? “Because of sins.” Lame...
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 La...
The Prophet, after having mentioned the blasphemy which prevailed everywhere at that time, strongly condemns so gross a stupidity. Who is thi...
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....
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...
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...
(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 und...
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...
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...
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 [t...
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...
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 Lor...
The Duties of the Afflicted. B. C. 588. ...
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 b...
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. — (מ) Lamentations 3:37 . The reason for not mentioning any name of God, as in Lamentations 3:1-17 , is now wholly dispensed w...
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
Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? There is nothing happening on the earth which is not in accordance with...
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, argui...
37 Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?