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Read Full Chapter (Lamentations 3) Lamentations 3:33 KJV
"For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men."
Lamentations Chapter 3, Verse 33
Lamentations 3:33 in Context (Verses 30–36 KJV)
30
He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
31
For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
32
But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
33
For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.*
34
To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
35
To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,*
36
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.*