Lamentations 3:36 (LSB)

Passage

To defraud a man in his legal case— These things the Lord does not see with approval.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:34 To crush under His feet All the prisoners of the land,

Lamentations 3:35 To deprive a man of justice In the presence of the Most High,

Lamentations 3:36 To defraud a man in his legal case— These things the Lord does not see with approval.

Lamentations 3:37 Who is there who speaks and it happens, Unless the Lord has commanded it?

Lamentations 3:38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That both calamities and good go forth?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "defraud", "legal", "case", "things", "lord", "does", and "approval". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "defraud" and "legal", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "To deprive a man of justice In..." into verse 37's "Who is there who speaks and it...", so "defraud" and "legal" 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 "defraud" and "legal" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.