The Meaning of Lamentations 3:33 Explained

Lamentations 3:33

KJV: For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.

YLT: For He hath not afflicted with His heart, Nor doth He grieve the sons of men.

Darby: for he doth not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men.

ASV: For he doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For he doth not afflict  willingly  nor grieve  the children  of men. 

What does Lamentations 3:33 Mean?

Verse Meaning

The Lord does not take pleasure in afflicting people or in bringing them grief.

Chapter Summary: Lamentations 3

1  The prophet bewails his own calamities
22  By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope
37  He acknowledges God's justice
55  He prays for deliverance
64  And vengeance on his enemies

What do the individual words in Lamentations 3:33 mean?

For not He does afflict willingly nor grieve the sons of men -
כִּ֣י לֹ֤א עִנָּה֙ מִלִּבּ֔וֹ וַיַּגֶּ֖ה בְנֵי־ אִֽישׁ‪‬‪‬ ס

עִנָּה֙  He  does  afflict 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָנָה 
Sense: (Qal) to be occupied, be busied with.
מִלִּבּ֔וֹ  willingly 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
וַיַּגֶּ֖ה  nor  grieve 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָגָה 
Sense: to afflict, grieve, suffer, cause grief.
בְנֵי־  the  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אִֽישׁ‪‬‪‬  of  men 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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