Lamentations 3:38

Modern English Version

Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad proceed?

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:10

The king responded, “What do you have against me, sons of Zeruiah? Suppose that he curses because the Lord has said to him, ‘Curse David.’ Who shall then say, ‘Why do you do so?’ ”

Job 2:10

He said to her, “You talk like one of the foolish women talks. Will we indeed accept the good from God but not accept the adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

Psalm 75:7

But God is the Judge; He puts down one and exalts another.

Proverbs 29:26

Many seek the favor of a ruler, but justice for man comes from the Lord.

Ecclesiastes 7:14

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that people may not find out anything that comes after them.

Isaiah 45:7

I form the light and create darkness; I make peace and create calamity; I, the Lord, do all these things.

Jeremiah 32:42

For thus says the Lord: Just as I have brought all this great calamity upon this people, so I will bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.

Amos 3:6

If the trumpet blasts in the city, are not the people frightened? If there is disaster against a city, is it not the Lord who has done it?