Lamentations 3:36 (YLT)

Passage

To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord hath not approved.

Nearby Context

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> ?

Lamentations 3:38 From the mouth of the Most High Go not forth the evils and the good.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "To turn aside the judgment of a..." into verse 37's "Who FI is Fi this--he hath said...", so "subvert" 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 "subvert" and "cause" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.