Lamentations 3:38 · KJV
“Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?”
— Lamentations 3:38
Who {is} he {that} saith, and it cometh to pass, {when} the Lord commandeth {it} not?
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? {complain: or, murmur}
Lamentations 3 — Context
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not. {approveth not: or, seeth not}
37Who {is} he {that} saith, and it cometh to pass, {when} the Lord commandeth {it} not?
38Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
39Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? {complain: or, murmur}
40Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.
Cross References
Isaiah 45:7
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these {things}.
Amos 3:6
Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done {it}? {be afraid: or, run together?} {the LORD...: or, shall not the LORD do somewhat?}
Jeremiah 32:42
For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.
Job 2:10
But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Psalms 75:7
But God {is} the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another.
Proverbs 29:26
Many seek the ruler's favour; but {every} man's judgment {cometh} from the LORD. {the ruler's...: Heb. the face of a ruler}