Lamentations 3:33
New International Version
For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to anyone.

New Living Translation
For he does not enjoy hurting people or causing them sorrow.

English Standard Version
for he does not afflict from his heart or grieve the children of men.

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

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

New King James Version
For He does not afflict willingly, Nor grieve the children of men.

New American Standard Bible
For He does not afflict willingly Or grieve the sons of mankind.

NASB 1995
For He does not afflict willingly Or grieve the sons of men.

NASB 1977
For He does not afflict willingly, Or grieve the sons of men.

Legacy Standard Bible
For He does not afflict from His heart Or grieve the sons of men.

Amplified Bible
For He does not afflict willingly and from His heart Or grieve the children of men.

Christian Standard Bible
For he does not enjoy bringing affliction or suffering on mankind.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For He does not enjoy bringing affliction or suffering on mankind.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because he has not answered from his heart, and he humbles the children of mighty men

Brenton Septuagint Translation
He has not answered in anger from his heart, though he has brought low the children of a man.

Contemporary English Version
The Lord doesn't enjoy sending grief or pain.

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

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He does not willingly bring suffering or grief to anyone,

Good News Translation
He takes no pleasure in causing us grief or pain.

International Standard Version
For he does not deliberately hurt or grieve human beings.

JPS Tanakh 1917
For He doth not afflict willingly, Nor grieve the children of men.

Literal Standard Version
For He has not afflicted with His heart, | Nor does He grieve the sons of men.

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

New American Bible
He does not willingly afflict or bring grief to human beings.

NET Bible
For he is not predisposed to afflict or to grieve people.

New Revised Standard Version
for he does not willingly afflict or grieve anyone.

New Heart English Bible
For he is not predisposed to bring affliction or suffering to human beings.

Webster's Bible Translation
For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.

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

Young's Literal Translation
For He hath not afflicted with His heart, Nor doth He grieve the sons of men.

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Context
Jeremiah's Hope
32Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion. 33For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men. 34To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land,…

Cross References
Hebrews 12:10
Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.

Job 37:23
The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.

Psalm 119:67
Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.

Psalm 119:71
It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.

Isaiah 28:21
For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, to do His work, His strange work, and to perform His task, His disturbing task.

Lamentations 3:34
To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land,

Ezekiel 33:11
Say to them: 'As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?'


Treasury of Scripture

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

afflict

Isaiah 28:21
For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.

Ezekiel 18:32
For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.

Ezekiel 33:11
Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

willingly.

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(33) Not . . . willingly.--Literally, not from the heart, as being the centre of volition as well as emotion

Verse 33. - Willingly; literally, from his heart.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

He does not
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

willingly
מִלִּבּ֔וֹ (mil·lib·bōw)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

afflict
עִנָּה֙ (‘in·nāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6031: To be bowed down or afflicted

or grieve
וַיַּגֶּ֖ה (way·yag·geh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3013: To grieve

the sons
בְנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of men.
אִֽישׁ׃‪‬‪‬ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person


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