John Gill's Exposition on Lamentations 3:36

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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To subvert a man in his cause, etc.] 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 approveth not; or, “seeth not” f79; 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, (<260909>Ezekiel 9:9); and others read it interrogatively, “doth not the Lord see?” f80 he does; he sees all the actions of men, nothing is hid from him; but he sees not with approbation; he do not look upon such things with delight and pleasure, but with abhorrence, (<350113>Habakkuk 1:13). The Targum is, “is it possible that it should not be revealed before the Lord?”

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