Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both calamities and good things come? New Living Translation Does not the Most High send both calamity and good? English Standard Version Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad come? Berean Standard Bible Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High? King James Bible Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good? New King James Version Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That woe and well-being proceed? New American Standard Bible Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That both adversity and good proceed? NASB 1995 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That both good and ill go forth? NASB 1977 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That both good and ill go forth? Legacy Standard Bible Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That both calamities and good go forth? Amplified Bible Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That both adversity (misfortune) and good (prosperity, happiness) proceed? Christian Standard Bible Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High? Holman Christian Standard Bible Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High? American Standard Version Out of the mouth of the Most High cometh there not evil and good? Contemporary English Version Good and bad each happen at the command of God Most High. English Revised Version Out of the mouth of the Most High cometh there not evil and good? GOD'S WORD® Translation Both good and bad come from the mouth of the Most High God. Good News Translation Good and evil alike take place at his command. International Standard Version Do not both good and evil things proceed from the mouth of the Most High? Majority Standard Bible Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High? NET Bible Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that everything comes--both calamity and blessing? New Heart English Bible Doesn't both calamity and good come out of the mouth of the Most High? Webster's Bible Translation Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good? World English Bible Doesn’t evil and good come out of the mouth of the Most High? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFrom the mouth of the Most High does not go forth the evils and the good. Young's Literal Translation From the mouth of the Most High Go not forth the evils and the good. Smith's Literal Translation From the mouth of the Most High shall not come forth evil and good. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMem. Shall not both evil and good proceed out of the mouth of the Highest? Catholic Public Domain Version MEM. Does not both misfortune and good proceed from the mouth of the Most High? New American Bible Is it not at the word of the Most High that both good and bad take place? New Revised Standard Version Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad come? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleOut of the mouth of the Most High evil and good do not come. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated From the mouth of The Exalted One, evil and good do not come out! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Out of the mouth of the Most High proceedeth not Evil and good? Brenton Septuagint Translation Out of the mouth of the Most High there shall not come forth evil and good. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Justice37Who 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? 39Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?… Cross References Isaiah 45:7 I form the light and create the darkness; I bring prosperity and create calamity. I, the LORD, do all these things. Amos 3:6 If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it? Job 2:10 “You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said. Deuteronomy 32:39 See now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand. Isaiah 14:24 The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand. Ecclesiastes 7:14 In the day of prosperity, be joyful, but in the day of adversity, consider this: God has made one of these along with the other, so that a man cannot discover anything that will come after him. Job 12:9-10 Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? / The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind. Isaiah 45:9-10 Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’? / Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What have you begotten?’ or to his mother, ‘What have you brought forth?’” Romans 8:28 And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow. Proverbs 16:4 The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster. Isaiah 46:9-10 Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me. / I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’ Daniel 4:35 All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’” Ephesians 1:11 In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will, 1 Samuel 2:6-7 The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up. / The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. Treasury of Scripture Out of the mouth of the most High proceeds not evil and good? Job 2:10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips. Psalm 75:7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. Proverbs 29:26 Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD. Jump to Previous Calamities Evil Evils Forth Good High Ill Mouth Proceed ProceedethJump to Next Calamities Evil Evils Forth Good High Ill Mouth Proceed ProceedethLamentations 3 1. The prophet bewails his own calamities22. By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope 37. He acknowledges God's justice 55. He prays for deliverance 64. And vengeance on his enemies Do not This phrase introduces a rhetorical question, a common literary device in Hebrew poetry that invites the reader to reflect deeply. The Hebrew word "lo" (לֹא) is used here, often indicating a negation or a call to consider the opposite. In this context, it challenges the reader to ponder the sovereignty of God over all circumstances, both favorable and unfavorable. both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High Hebrew Do notלֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no both adversity הָרָע֖וֹת (hā·rā·‘ō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 7451: Bad, evil and good וְהַטּֽוֹב׃ (wə·haṭ·ṭō·wḇ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good come תֵצֵ֔א (ṯê·ṣê) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim from the mouth מִפִּ֤י (mip·pî) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to of the Most High? עֶלְיוֹן֙ (‘el·yō·wn) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 5945: An elevation, lofty, as title, the Supreme Links Lamentations 3:38 NIVLamentations 3:38 NLT Lamentations 3:38 ESV Lamentations 3:38 NASB Lamentations 3:38 KJV Lamentations 3:38 BibleApps.com Lamentations 3:38 Biblia Paralela Lamentations 3:38 Chinese Bible Lamentations 3:38 French Bible Lamentations 3:38 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Lamentations 3:38 Doesn't evil and good come out (Lam. 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