Lamentations 3:35 (DRB)

Passage

Lamed. To turn aside the judgment of a man before the face of the most High,

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:33 Caph. For he hath not willingly afflicted, nor cast off the children of men.

Lamentations 3:34 Lamed. To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the land,

Lamentations 3:35 Lamed. To turn aside the judgment of a man before the face of the most High,

Lamentations 3:36 Lamed. To destroy a man wrongfully in his judgment, the Lord hath not approved.

Lamentations 3:37 Mem. Who is he that hath commanded a thing to be done, when the Lord commandeth it not?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lamed", "turn", "aside", "judgment", "before", "face", "most", and "high". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lamed" and "turn", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "Lamed To crush under his feet all..." into verse 36's "Lamed To destroy a man wrongfully in...", so "lamed" and "turn" belong inside that flow. In Lamentations context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lamed" and "turn" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.