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Lamentations 3:61
61You have heard their cruel words against me, Lord. Yes, you know about all the bad things that they want to do to 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
59You saw the bad things that they did to me. So please agree with me that they were not fair! 60You know all the bad things that they did to me. And you know about all the bad things that they want to do to me. You have heard their cruel words against me, Lord. Yes, you know about all the bad things that they want to do to me. 62These people have been cruel to me. They attack me with cruel words every hour of the day. 63Look at them as they sing cruel things about me. They sing when they are sitting, and they sing when they are standing.
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שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ חֶרְפָּתָם֙ יְהוָ֔ה כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם עָלָֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Lamentations 3:61
- Lamentations 3:30If somebody hits them or insults them, they should accept it.
- Lamentations 5:1Lord, please remember the trouble that has happened to us. Look at us, because we are ashamed.
- Psalms 74:18Lord, think about your enemies. They are always laughing at you. Foolish people are insulting your name.
- Psalms 89:50My Lord, look at how people are insulting me! People from all nations laugh at me, your servant.
- Zephaniah 2:8The Lord of all his armies says, ‘I have heard the cruel people in the countries called Moab and Ammon. They laugh about you and they say cruel things about you, my people. They have thought that they were greater than you. They have come against you.’
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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