Lamentations 3:35

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High,

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Lam 3:36-37
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36To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
37Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
Lam 3:34
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34To crush under foot all the prisoners of the earth,
Isa 10:2
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2to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
Job 8:3
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3Doth God pervert justice? Or doth the Almighty pervert righteousness?
Isa 5:23
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23that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
Job 34:17
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17Shall even one that hateth justice govern? And wilt thou condemn him that is righteous [and] mighty?—
Isa 29:21
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21that make a man an offender in [his] cause, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nought.
Amos 5:7
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7Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,
Prov 18:5
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5To respect the person of the wicked is not good, [Nor] to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
Job 10:3
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3Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
Ps 34:16
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16The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Ps 10:18
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18To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.
Job 34:12
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12Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
Eccl 5:8
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8If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they.
Prov 29:27
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27An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
Isa 3:13
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13Jehovah standeth up to contend, and standeth to judge the peoples.
Ps 10:5
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5His ways are firm at all times; Thy judgments are far above out of his sight: As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.
Prov 21:12
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12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin.
Mic 3:9
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9Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, that abhor justice, and pervert all equity.
Job 36:6
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6He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted [their] right.
Ps 109:6
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6Set thou a wicked man over him; And let an adversary stand at his right hand.
Job 15:13
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13That against God thou turnest thy spirit, And lettest words go out of thy mouth?
Hab 1:4
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4Therefore the law is slacked, and justice doth never go forth; for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore justice goeth forth perverted.
Prov 19:3
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3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
Job 34:26
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26He striketh them as wicked men In the open sight of others;
Hab 1:11
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11Then shall he sweep by [as] a wind, and shall pass over, and be guilty, [even] he whose might is his god.
Prov 17:15
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Exod 23:3
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3neither shalt thou favor a poor man in his cause.
Isa 30:11
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Ps 146:9
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Exod 23:6
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Deut 27:19
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19Cursed be he that wresteth the justice [due] to the sojourner, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Ps 82:2
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2How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? Selah
Prov 21:7
70%
7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.
Ps 10:3
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3For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous renounceth, [yea], contemneth Jehovah.
Prov 21:3
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3To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.
Prov 22:23
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Deut 25:1
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Amos 5:9
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