Lamentations 3:36

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Hab 1:13 : 13 Purer of eyes than to behold evil, To look on perverseness Thou art not able, Why dost Thou behold the treacherous? Thou keepest silent when the wicked Doth swallow the more righteous than he,
  • 2 Sam 11:27 : 27 and the mourning passeth by, and David sendeth and gathereth her unto his house, and she is to him for a wife, and beareth to him a son; and the thing which David hath done is evil in the eyes of Jehovah.
  • Isa 59:15 : 15 And the truth is lacking, And whoso is turning aside from evil, Is making himself a spoil. And Jehovah seeth, and it is evil in His eyes, That there is no judgment.
  • Jer 22:3 : 3 Thus said Jehovah: Do ye judgment and righteousness, And deliver the plundered from the hand of the oppressor, And sojourner, orphan, and widow, ye do not oppress nor wrong, And innocent blood ye do not shed in this place.

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    2 The good bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.

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    26 Many are seeking the face of a ruler, And from Jehovah `is' the judgment of each.

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    3 The words of his mouth `are' iniquity and deceit, He ceased to act prudently -- to do good.

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    30 Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.

    31 Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.

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    2 `Thou art not after many to evil, nor dost thou testify concerning a strife, to turn aside after many to cause `others' to turn aside;

    3 and a poor man thou dost not honour in his strife.

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  • 6 `Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of thy needy one in his strife;

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  • 6 Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.

  • 16 (The face of Jehovah `is' on doers of evil, To cut off from earth their memorial.)

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  • 12 The Righteous One is acting wisely Towards the house of the wicked, He is overthrowing the wicked for wickedness.

  • 3 Because the wicked hath boasted Of the desire of his soul, And a dishonest gainer he hath blessed, He hath despised Jehovah.

  • 7 The spoil of the wicked catcheth them, Because they have refused to do judgment.

  • 29 The way of Jehovah `is' strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.

  • 15 Whoso is justifying the wicked, And condemning the righteous, Even both of these `are' an abomination to Jehovah.

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  • 11 A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence -- evil hunteth to overflowing.

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  • 17 For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.

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    29 A wicked man hath hardened by his face, And the upright -- he prepareth his way.

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  • 15 Therefore suddenly cometh his calamity, Instantly he is broken -- and no healing.

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    6 For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!

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