Adam Clarke, on Lam 3:33

“Caph. For he hath not willingly afflicted, nor cast off the children of men.”

“For he doth not afflict willingly - It is no pleasure to God to afflict men. He takes no delight in our pain and misery: yet, like a tender and intelligent parent, he uses the rod; not to gratify himself, but to profit and save us.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.