Christian Standard Bible
Lamentations 3:64
64You will pay them back what they deserve, Lord, according to the work of their hands.
Lamentations 3:64 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Render unto them a recompence, O Lord, according to the work of their hands.
- New International Version (NIV)Pay them back what they deserve, Lord, for what their hands have done.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"You will repay them, O Lord, according to the work of their hands.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Repay them, O Lord, According to the work of their hands.
Context of Lamentations 3:64
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. You will pay them back what they deserve, Lord, according to the work of their hands. 65You will give them a heart filled with anguish. May your curse be on them! 66You will pursue them in anger and destroy them under your heavens.
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תָּשִׁ֨יב לָהֶ֥ם גְּמ֛וּל יְהוָ֖ה כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְדֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Lamentations 3:64
- Psalms 28:4Repay them according to what they have done — according to the evil of their deeds. Repay them according to the work of their hands; give them back what they deserve.
- Jeremiah 11:20But, Lord of Armies, who judges righteously, who tests heart and mind, let me see your vengeance on them, for I have presented my case to you.
- Jeremiah 50:29Summon the archers to Babylon, all who string the bow; camp all around her; let none escape. Repay her according to her deeds; just as she has done, do the same to her, for she has acted arrogantly against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.
- 2 Timothy 4:14Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his works.
- Revelation 6:10They cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, the one who is holy and true, how long until you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?”
- Revelation 18:6Pay her back the way she also paid, and double it according to her works. In the cup in which she mixed, mix a double portion for her.
Commentaries on Lamentations 3:64
- 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. 64-66This prayer for vengeance is similar to several psalms (see “Prayers for Vengeance” Theme Note).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 64-6664-66. (Jr 11:20; 2Ti 4:14).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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