Lamentations 3:61

Lamentations 3:61 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou hast heard their reproach, O Lord, and all their imaginations 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Lord, you have heard the vile names they call me. You know all about the plans they have made.

Context of Lamentations 3:61

59Lord, you have seen the wrong done to me. Uphold my cause! 60You have seen the depth of their vengeance, all their plots against me. Lord, you have heard their insults, all their plots against me— 62what my enemies whisper and mutter against me all day long. 63Look at them! Sitting or standing, they mock me in their songs.

Lamentations 3:61 word by word

שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ חֶרְפָּתָם֙ יְהוָ֔ה כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם עָלָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• their reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh · reproachH2781
• O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• all their imaginationsמַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebeth · plotH4284

Cross-references for Lamentations 3:61

• Lamentations 3:30Let him offer his cheek to one who would strike him, and let him be filled with disgrace.
• Lamentations 5:1Remember, Lord, what has happened to us; look, and see our disgrace.
• Psalms 74:18Remember how the enemy has mocked you, Lord, how foolish people have reviled your name.
• Psalms 89:50Remember, Lord, how your servant has been mocked, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,
• Zephaniah 2:8“I have heard the insults of Moab and the taunts of the Ammonites, who insulted my people and made threats against their land.

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

Topics related to Lamentations 3:61

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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