Lamentations 3:35
in Lamentations 3to deny a man justice before the Most High,
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ASV
To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High,
KJV
To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,
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This verse in Lamentations 3
Commentary
9 notes on this verseTo turn aside the right of a man - To make a man lose his right, because one of the higher orders opposes him. Dr. Blayney thinks that עליון elyon, instead of being referred to God, should be considered as pointing out one of the chief of the people. I do not see that we gain any thing by this.
This site's exposition
To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land
on Lamentations 3:34-36
The unit lists three wrongs: to crush prisoners, “to deny a man justice before the Most High”, and “to subvert a man in his lawsuit”. In the Hebrew all three hang on one main clause held to the end, “of these the Lord does not approve”.
This site's exposition
to deny a man justice
Jamieson, Fausset and Brown note that each verse of this triplet opens with an infinitive, and all three wait for the verdict of the Lord. Justice denied is done before the Most High. Adam Clarke saw no gain in reading the Most High here as a chief of the people.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
A contention from divine justice is here advanced. First is eliminated a tyrannical oppression from divine justice. As stated: "To crush under foot": like a tyrant, who externally opposes any judgment. Then: "all the prisoners of the earth." Namely, all those afflicted. To which Psalm …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
If men injure them under colour of law, and in the pretended administration of justice,--if they turn aside the right of a man, so that he cannot discover what his rights are or cannot come at them, they are out of his reach,--if they subvert a man in his cause, and bring in a wrong verdict, or give a false judgment, let them know, (1.) That God sees them.
); it is in his sight, under his eye, and is very displeasing to him. They cannot but know it is so, and therefore it is in defiance of him that they do it.
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To turn aside the right of a man,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
This triplet has an infinitive in the beginning of each verse, the governing finite verb being in the end of La 3:36, "the Lord approveth not," which is to be repeated in each verse.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
before . . . face of . . . most High--Any "turning aside" of justice in court is done before the face of God, who is present, and "regardeth," though unseen (Ec 5:8).
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The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לְהַטּוֹת֙ | lehatot | to turn aside | H5186 → | |
| מִשְׁפַּט־ | mishpat- | [the] justice of | H4941 → | |
| גָּ֔בֶר | gaver | a man | H1397 → | 65 times |
| נֶ֖גֶד | neged | before | H5048 → | |
| פְּנֵ֥י | penei | [the] presence of | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| עֶלְיֽוֹן׃ | elyon | [the] Most High | H5945 → |
לְהַטּוֹת֙to turn aside
lehatotH5186 →
מִשְׁפַּט־[the] justice of
mishpat-H4941 →
גָּ֔בֶרa man
gaverH1397 →65 times
נֶ֖גֶדbefore
negedH5048 →
פְּנֵ֥י[the] presence of
peneiH6440 →2123 times
עֶלְיֽוֹן׃[the] Most High
elyonH5945 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Lamentations.