Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
Who is this--he hath said, and it is, And the Lord hath not commanded it ?
Who is he that saith, and there cometh to pass, what the Lord hath not commanded?
Lamentations — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
1. I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath. 1. Ego vir videns afflictionem in virga Indignationis ejus. The word, vrh obere, properly means assault, passing over limits; but what is peculiar to man is often in Scripture ascribed to God. Here also he…