Klagelieder 3:35

35 das Recht eines Mannes beuge vor dem Angesicht des Höchsten,

Klagelieder 3:35 Meaning and Commentary

Lamentations 3:35

To turn aside the right of a man
The Targum is, of a poor man; not to do him justice in a court of judicature; to cause judgment to incline to the wrong side; to give the cause against a man, to give a wrong sentence; this is disapproved of by the Lord, and forbidden by him: before the face of the most High;
either before the most high God, he being present and among the gods, the judges, when they pass sentence; and yet, to pass a wrong one in his presence, without any regard to him, or fear of him, must be provoking to him: or, "before a superior" {f}, as some render it; before a judge that sits upon the bench; endeavouring by unjust charges, wrong pleas, and false witnesses, to deprive a man of his right; see ( Ecclesiastes 5:8 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 (Nwyle ynp dgn) "coram facie superioris", Junius & Tremellius.

Klagelieder 3:35 In-Context

33 Denn nicht von Herzen plagt und betrübt er die Menschenkinder.

34 Daß man alle Gefangenen der Erde unter seinen Füßen zertrete,

35 das Recht eines Mannes beuge vor dem Angesicht des Höchsten,

36 einem Menschen Unrecht tue in seiner Streitsache: Sollte der Herr nicht darauf achten?

37 Wer ist, der da sprach, und es geschah, ohne daß der Herr es geboten?