Lamentations 3:63

Lamentations 3:63 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their musick.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Behold their sitting and their rising; I am the object of their taunts.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Look at their sitting down and their rising up; I am their taunting song.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Look at them! Whether they sit or stand, I am the object of their mocking songs.

Context of Lamentations 3:63

61Lord, you have heard their insults, all their plots against me— 62what my enemies whisper and mutter against me all day long. Look at them! Sitting or standing, they mock me in their songs. 64Pay them back what they deserve, Lord, for what their hands have done. 65Put a veil over their hearts, and may your curse be on them!

Lamentations 3:63 word by word

שִׁבְתָּ֤ם וְקִֽימָתָם֙ הַבִּ֔יטָה אֲנִ֖י מַנְגִּינָתָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Beholdנָבַטnâbaţ · to lookH5027
• their sitting downיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• and their rising upקִימָהqîymâh · risingH7012
• their musickמַנְגִּינָהmangîynâh · mockingH4485

Cross-references for Lamentations 3:63

• Psalms 139:2You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
• Lamentations 3:14I became the laughingstock of all my people; they mock me in song all day long.
• Job 30:9“And now those young men mock me in song; I have become a byword among them.

Commentaries on Lamentations 3:63

• 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 3:63

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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