Lamentations 3:36 (GNV)

Passage

In subuerting a man in his cause: the Lord seeth it not.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:34 In stamping vnder his feete all the prisoners of the earth,

Lamentations 3:35 In ouerthrowing the right of a man before the face of the most high,

Lamentations 3:36 In subuerting a man in his cause: the Lord seeth it not.

Lamentations 3:37 Who is he then that sayth, and it commeth to passe, and the Lord commandeth it not?

Lamentations 3:38 Out of the mouth of the most high proceedeth not euill and good?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "subuerting", "cause", "lord", and "seeth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "subuerting" and "cause", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "In ouerthrowing the right of a man..." into verse 37's "Who is he then that sayth and...", so "subuerting" and "cause" 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 "subuerting" and "cause" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.