John Gill Commentary Lamentations 3:36

"To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not." — Lamentations 3:36 (ASV)

To subvert a man in his cause A poor man, as the Targum, which aggravates it; as by courses and methods taken in an open court, so by secret underhand ways, to get the cause from him, and injure him in his property: the Lord approves not; or, "sees not" ^F7; which some understand as spoken by wicked men, who do the above things, and flatter themselves that God sees not, and takes no notice of them, (Ezekiel 9:9); and others read it interrogatively, "does not the Lord see?" ^F8 he does; he sees all the actions of men, nothing is hid from him; but he sees not with approbation; he does not look upon such things with delight and pleasure, but with abhorrence, (Habakkuk 1:13). The Targum is, ``is it possible that it should not be revealed before the Lord?''

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FOOTNOTES:

• F7: (har al) "non vidit, vel videt", Pagninus, Montanus, Calvin.
• F8: "Non videret?" Piscator.