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Lamentations 3:36

To subvert a man in his cause, the LORD approveth not.

KJV

Ut perverteret hominem in judicio suo ; Dominus ignoravit.

Vulgate

καταδικάσαι ἄνθρωπον ἐν τῷ κρίνεσθαι αὐτόν, Κύριος οὐκ εἶπεν.

LXX

To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.

ASV

לְ/עַוֵּ֤ת אָדָם֙ בְּ/רִיב֔/וֹ אֲדֹנָ֖/י לֹ֥א רָאָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
י
y
noun · 440×
יְעַוֵּֽת
y'vt
verb · 11×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
רִ֥יב
ryb
noun · 61×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Hab 1:13 — Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is m
  • Isa 59:15 — Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.