Lamentations 3:38 (YLT)

Passage

From the mouth of the Most High Go not forth the evils and the good.

Nearby Context

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?

Lamentations 3:40 We search our ways, and investigate, And turn back unto Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mouth", "most", "high", "forth", "evils", and "good". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mouth" and "most", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 37's "Who FI is Fi this--he hath said..." into verse 39's "What--sigh habitually doth a living man A...", so "mouth" and "most" 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 "mouth" and "most" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.