Lamentations 3:36 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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?

Lamentations 3:38 Mem. Shall not both evil and good proceed out of the mouth of the Highest?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lamed", "destroy", "wrongfully", "judgment", "lord", "hath", and "approved". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lamed" and "destroy", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "Lamed To turn aside the judgment of..." into verse 37's "Mem Who is he that hath commanded...", so "lamed" and "destroy" 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 "destroy" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.