Lamentations 3:37 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Lamentations 3:39 What--sigh habitually doth a living man, A man for his sin?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "this--he", "hath", "said", "lord", and "commanded". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "this--he" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 36's "To subvert a man in his cause..." into verse 38's "From the mouth of the Most High...", so "this--he" and "hath" 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 "this--he" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.