Christian Standard Bible
Lamentations 3:61
61Lord, you heard their insults, all their plots against me.
Lamentations 3:61 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou hast heard their reproach, O Lord, and all their imaginations against me;
- New International Version (NIV)Lord, you have heard their insults, all their plots against me—
- English Standard Version (ESV)"You have heard their taunts, O Lord, all their plots against me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You have heard their reproach, O Lord, All their schemes against me,
Context of Lamentations 3:61
59Lord, you saw the wrong done to me; judge my case. 60You saw all their vengefulness, all their plots against me. Lord, you heard their insults, all their plots against me. 62The slander and murmuring of my opponents attack me all day long. 63When they sit and when they rise, look, I am mocked by their songs.
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שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ חֶרְפָּתָם֙ יְהוָ֔ה כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם עָלָֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Lamentations 3:61
- Lamentations 3:30Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with disgrace.
- Lamentations 5:1Lord, remember what has happened to us. Look, and see our disgrace!
- Psalms 74:18Remember this: the enemy has mocked the Lord, and a foolish people has insulted your name.
- Psalms 89:50Remember, Lord, the ridicule against your servants — in my heart I carry abuse from all the peoples —
- Zephaniah 2:8I have heard the taunting of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted my people and threatened their territory.
Commentaries on Lamentations 3:61
- 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. 61-6361-63. their reproach--their reproachful language against me.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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