Christian Standard Bible
Lamentations 3:59
59Lord, you saw the wrong done to me; judge my case.
Lamentations 3:59 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O Lord, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause.
- New International Version (NIV)Lord, you have seen the wrong done to me. Uphold my cause!
- English Standard Version (ESV)You have seen the wrong done to me, O Lord; judge my cause.
- New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord, You have seen how I am wronged; Judge my case.
Context of Lamentations 3:59
57You came near whenever I called you; you said, “Do not be afraid.” 58You championed my cause, Lord; you redeemed my life. Lord, you saw the wrong done to me; judge my case. 60You saw all their vengefulness, all their plots against me. 61Lord, you heard their insults, all their plots against me.
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רָאִ֤יתָה יְהוָה֙ עַוָּ֣תָתִ֔י שָׁפְטָ֖ה מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Lamentations 3:59
- Jeremiah 11:19for I was like a docile lamb led to slaughter. I didn’t know that they had devised plots against me: “Let’s destroy the tree with its fruit; let’s cut him off from the land of the living so that his name will no longer be remembered.”
- Jeremiah 15:10Woe is me, my mother, that you gave birth to me, a man who incites dispute and conflict in all the land. I did not lend or borrow, yet everyone curses me.
- Jeremiah 18:18Then certain ones said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will never be lost from the priest, or counsel from the wise, or a word from the prophet. Come, let’s denounce him and pay no attention to all his words.”
- Jeremiah 20:7You deceived me, Lord, and I was deceived. You seized me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all the time; everyone ridicules me.
- Jeremiah 37:1Zedekiah son of Josiah reigned as king in the land of Judah in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim, for King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon made him king.
- Jeremiah 38:1Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard the words Jeremiah was speaking to all the people:
- Genesis 31:42If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, certainly now you would have sent me off empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and my hard work, and he issued his verdict last night.”
- Psalms 9:4For you have upheld my just cause; you are seated on your throne as a righteous judge.
- Psalms 26:1Vindicate me, Lord, because I have lived with integrity and have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
- Psalms 35:1Oppose my opponents, Lord; fight those who fight me.
- Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, God, and champion my cause against an unfaithful nation; rescue me from the deceitful and unjust person.
- 1 Peter 2:23when he was insulted, he did not insult in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten but entrusted himself to the one who judges justly.
Commentaries on Lamentations 3:59
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 55-66Verses 55-66 A prayer for deliverance and for vengeance upon his enemies. Lamentations 3:55 Out of the low dungeon - “The lowest pit” of Psalm 88:6. Some consider that Jeremiah 38:6 note). Lamentations 3:56 Thou hast heard - In sending Ebedmelech to deliver me. The next clause signifies “Hide not thine ear to my relief to my cry,” i. e. to my cry for relief. Lamentations 3:58 God now appears as the prophet‘s next of kin, pleading the lawsuits of his soul…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 55-66Verses 55-66 Faith comes off conqueror, for in these verses the prophet concludes with some comfort. Prayer is the breath of the new man, drawing in the air of mercy in petitions, and returning it in praises; it proves and maintains the spiritual life. He silenced their fears, and quieted their spirits. Thou saidst, Fear not. This was the language of God's grace, by the witness of his Spirit with their spirits. And what are all our sorrows, compared with…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 58-66Jerusalem deserved punishment, but the enemies carried it out with undeserved cruelty. The writer calls upon God to punish them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 58-6058-60. Jeremiah cites God's gracious answers to his prayers as an encouragement to his fellow countrymen, to trust in Him. pleaded--(Psa 35:1; Mi 7:9).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Lamentations 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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