ESV Reformation Study Bible – Lam 3:34–36
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Lam 3:34–36

3:34–36 The implication of these verses is that God cannot approve such things (Job 8:3). Of course, God has approved these very things, since He has brought them to pass. This is the problem of judgment and affliction that the poet faces.