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Lamentations 3:33 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Lamentations 3:33 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 3 verse 33 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. willingly: Heb. from his heart”
Lamentations 3:33 (KJV)
Commentary on Lamentations 3:33
A crucial theological statement: "For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men." The Hebrew ki lo innah mi-libbo (כִּי לֹא עִנָּה מִלִּבּוֹ) literally means "for not from his heart does he afflict." The term lev (לֵב, "heart") represents the center of will, desire, and emotion. This verse reveals that affliction is not God's primary desire or pleasure.The parallel phrase "nor grieve the children of men" uses vayageh benei-ish (וַיַּגֶּה בְנֵי־אִישׁ). The verb yagah (יָגָה) means to cause grief or sorrow. The term "children of men" (benei-ish) emphasizes human mortality and ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Lamentations 3:33
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“As I live”
“says the Lord Yahweh: therefore turn yourselves”
“we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us”
“his unusual work”