Lamentations 3:38

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Good and bad each happen at the command of God Most High.

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:10

David replied, “What will I ever do with you and your brother Joab? If Shimei is cursing me because the LORD has told him to, then who are you to tell him to stop?”

Job 2:10

Job replied, “Don't talk like a fool! If we accept blessings from God, we must accept trouble as well.” In all that happened, Job never once said anything against God.

Psalm 75:7

You are the one who judges. You can take away power and give it to others.

Proverbs 29:26

Many try to make friends with a ruler, but justice comes from the LORD.

Ecclesiastes 7:14

When times are good, you should be cheerful; when times are bad, think what it means. God makes them both to keep us from knowing what will happen next.

Isaiah 45:7

I create light and darkness, happiness and sorrow. I, the LORD, do all of this.

Jeremiah 32:42

Even though I have brought disaster on the people, I will some day do all these good things for them.

Amos 3:6

Isn't the whole city frightened when the trumpet signals an attack? Isn't it the LORD who brings disaster on a city?