What is the meaning of Lamentations 3:35? to deny • The verse begins with a deliberate action: refusing, withholding, or suppressing what is rightfully due. When someone knowingly withholds fairness, Scripture calls it sin (Isaiah 10:1-2; James 4:17). • In Lamentations, Jeremiah mourns leaders who have “denied” mercy to their own people (Lamentations 2:14). The verb underscores premeditation—an intentional choice rather than an accidental oversight. • God’s Word consistently condemns such behavior: “Woe to those who enact unjust statutes” (Isaiah 10:1-2). The implication is clear—deliberate injustice invites divine woe. a man • Notice the focus on one individual. Even if only a single person is oppressed, heaven takes note (Matthew 25:40). • Every human bears God’s image (Genesis 1:27). To mistreat a person is to assault the dignity stamped by the Creator. • The psalmist reminds us that each life is intimately known: “You knit me together in my mother’s womb” (Psalm 139:13). God’s concern drills down to the personal level. justice • Justice in Scripture is not merely legal correctness; it is righteousness applied (Deuteronomy 16:20). • God calls His people to “let justice roll on like a river” (Amos 5:24). Denying it damns the flow meant to refresh society. • Micah 6:8 frames a believer’s duty plainly: “He has shown you... what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to act justly”. So refusing justice runs against God’s stated requirement. before the Most High • All actions occur in full view of the Sovereign Judge: “The eyes of the LORD are in every place” (Proverbs 15:3). • Injustice is never a private matter; it unfolds “before the Most High.” Psalm 82:1 pictures God presiding in the heavenly court, assessing earthly judgments. • Hebrews 4:13 intensifies the point: “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight.” Denying justice, then, is daring rebellion within God’s courtroom. Accountability is certain. summary Lamentations 3:35 exposes the gravity of intentionally withholding fairness from even one person. Such an act—deliberate, personal, unjust, and performed in full view of the Almighty—elicits divine disapproval. Scripture’s consistent witness is that God sees, remembers, and will address every injustice. For believers, the verse is a sober call to safeguard justice for each individual, knowing we do so under the watchful eyes of the Most High. |
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