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Lamentations 3:38
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KJ21
Out of the mouth of the Most High proceedeth not evil and good?
ASV
Out of the mouth of the Most High cometh there not evil and good?
AMP
Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That both adversity (misfortune) and good (prosperity, happiness) proceed?
AMPC
Is it not out of the mouth of the Most High that evil and good both proceed [adversity and prosperity, physical evil or misfortune and physical good or happiness]?
BRG
Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
CSB
Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?
CSBA
Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?
CEB
From the mouth of the Most High evil things don’t come, but rather good!
CJB
Don’t both bad things and good proceed from the mouth of the Most High?
CEV
Good and bad each happen at the command of God Most High.
DARBY
Out of the mouth of the Most High doth not there proceed evil and good?
DRA
Mem. Shall not both evil and good proceed out of the mouth of the Highest?
ERV
God Most High commands both good and bad things to happen.
EASY
The Most High God causes all things to happen. He causes good things and bad things to happen when he speaks.
EHV
Don’t the bad things and the good both come from the mouth of the Most High?
ESV
Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad come?
ESVUK
Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad come?
EXB
·Both [L Do not…?] bad and good things come by the command of the Most High God [Job 2:10].
GNV
Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
GW
Both good and bad come from the mouth of the Most High God.
GNT
Good and evil alike take place at his command.
HCSB
Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?
ICB
Both bad and good things come by the command of the Most High God.
ISV
Do not both good and evil things proceed from the mouth of the Most High?
JUB
Out of the mouth of the most High proceeds not evil and good?
KJV
Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
AKJV
Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
LSB
Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That both calamities and good go forth?
LEB
Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that disaster and good will come?
TLB
It is the Lord who helps one and harms another.
MSG
Who do you think “spoke and it happened”? It’s the Master who gives such orders. Doesn’t the High God speak everything, good things and hard things alike, into being? And why would anyone gifted with life complain when punished for sin?
MEV
Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad proceed?
NOG
Both good and bad come from the mouth of the Most High God.
NABRE
Is it not at the word of the Most High that both good and bad take place?
NASB
Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That both adversity and good proceed?
NASB1995
Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That both good and ill go forth?
NCB
Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that evil and good proceed?
NCV
Both bad and good things come by the command of the Most High God.
NET
Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that everything comes— both calamity and blessing?
NIRV
Troubles and good things alike come to people because the Most High God has commanded them to come.
NIV
Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both calamities and good things come?
NIVUK
Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both calamities and good things come?
NKJV
Is it not from the mouth of the Most High That woe and well-being proceed?
NLV
Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both good and bad come?
NLT
Does not the Most High send both calamity and good?
NRSVA
Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad come?
NRSVACE
Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad come?
NRSVCE
Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and bad come?
NRSVUE
Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that evil and good come?
OJB
Out of the mouth of Elyon proceedeth not hara’ot (the woe) and hatov (the good)?
RGT
Does not both misery and prosperity proceed out of the Mouth of the Most High?
RSV
Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and evil come?
RSVCE
Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that good and evil come?
TLV
Is it not from the mouth of Elyon that both calamities and good things proceed?
VOICE
Most High God must proclaim it so— for both good and bad, joy and sorrow come from Him, so
WEB
Doesn’t evil and good come out of the mouth of the Most High?
WYC
Neither goods neither evils shall go out of the mouth of the Highest. (Do not both good and evil go out from the mouth of the Most High?)
YLT
From the mouth of the Most High Go not forth the evils and the good.
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