King James Version
Lamentations 3:36 in the King James Version says “To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not. approveth not: or, seeth not” — study this verse from Lamentations chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not. approveth not: or, seeth not”
Lamentations 3:36 · KJV
To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High, the most High: or, a superior
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not. approveth not: or, seeth not
Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“approveth”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
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