Lamentations

Lamentations 3:37–38

³⁷Who has spoken and it came to pass,

unless the Lord has ordained it?

³⁸Do not both adversity and good

come from the mouth of the Most High?

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	מִ֣י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
has spoken	אָמַר֙	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
and it came to pass	וַתֶּ֔הִי	wat·te·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
unless	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the Lord	אֲדֹנָ֖י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
has ordained it	צִוָּֽה׃	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
both adversity	הָרָע֖וֹת	hā·rā·‘ō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H7451 bad, evil
and good	וְהַטּֽוֹב׃	wə·haṭ·ṭō·wḇ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
come	תֵצֵ֔א	ṯê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3318 go or come out
from the mouth	מִפִּ֤י	mip·pî	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of the Most High	עֶלְיוֹן֙	‘el·yō·wn	Adjective - masculine singular	H5945 high

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Lamentations 3:37 Psalm 33:9–11 · Proverbs 16:9 · Isaiah 46:10 · Proverbs 19:21 · Proverbs 21:30 · Daniel 4:35 · Ephesians 1:11 · Romans 9:15 · James 4:13–15

Lamentations 3:38 Isaiah 45:7 · Amos 3:6 · Jeremiah 32:42 · Job 2:10 · Psalm 75:7 · Proverbs 29:26

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.