Lamentations 3:33

For he doth not afflict willingly, nor grieue the children of men.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

For He does not afflict willingly Or grieve the sons of men.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

For he doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.
- American Standard Version (1901)

For he has no pleasure in troubling and causing grief to the children of men.
- Basic English Bible

For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

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

Caph. For he hath not willingly afflicted, nor cast off the children of men.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

For he doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.
- English Revised Version

For he does not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Lamentations 3:33

3:33 Willingly - Not from his own mere motion without a cause given him from the persons afflicted. Hence judgment is called God's strange work.