Lamentations 3:35

35 To deprive a man of ¹justice In the presence of the Most High,

Lamentations 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.

Lamentations 3:35 In-Context

33 For He does not afflict willingly Or grieve the sons of men.

34 To crush under His feet All the prisoners of the land,

35 To deprive a man of justice In the presence of the Most High,

36 To defraud a man in his lawsuit - Of these things the Lord does not approve.

37 Who is there who speaks and it comes to pass, Unless the Lord has commanded it?

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 140:12; Proverbs 17:15

Footnotes

• [a] Or "turn aside a man's case"