Lamentations 3:35 (YLT)

Passage

To turn aside the judgment of a man, Over-against the face of the Most High,

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:33 For He hath not afflicted with His heart, Nor doth He grieve the sons of men.

Lamentations 3:34 To bruise under one's feet any bound ones of earth,

Lamentations 3:35 To turn aside the judgment of a man, Over-against the face of the Most High,

Lamentations 3:36 To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord hath not approved.

Lamentations 3:37 Who <FI>is<Fi> this--he hath said, and it is, <FI>And<Fi> the Lord hath not commanded <FI>it<Fi> ?

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "To bruise under one's feet any bound..." into verse 36's "To subvert a man in his cause...", so "turn" and "aside" 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 "turn" and "aside" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.