Neither does God approve of wanton cruelty inflicted by one man on another. Three examples are given: the treatment of prisoners of war; the procur…

To crush ... — The triplet of verses forms one sentence dependent upon the final clause, The Lord approveth not, literall…

But though He causes grief, yet He will have compassion according to the multitude of His mercies. For He does not afflict willingly nor grieve…

Many interpreters think that these three verses are connected with the previous doctrine and show the connection in this way: that God does not see…

To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth . ] These words, with what follow in ([Reference Lamentations 3:35…

Having stated his distress and temptation, the prophet shows how he was raised above it. Bad as things are, it is owing to the mercy of God that th…

Here, the author draws an argument from divine justice.