Revised Literal Translation
Lamentations 3:66
66Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of Yhwh.
Lamentations 3:66 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)Pursue them in anger and destroy them from under the heavens of the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You will pursue them in anger and destroy them from under your heavens, O Lord."
- New King James Version (NKJV)In Your anger, Pursue and destroy them From under the heavens of the Lord.
Context of Lamentations 3:66
64Render unto them a recompence, O Yhwh, according to the work of their hands. 65Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them. Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of Yhwh.
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תִּרְדֹּ֤ף בְּאַף֙ וְתַשְׁמִידֵ֔ם מִתַּ֖חַת שְׁמֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Lamentations 3:66
- Lamentations 3:43Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.
- Psalms 35:6Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of Yhwh persecute them.
- Psalms 73:15If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
- Deuteronomy 7:24And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand, and thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven: there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed them.
- Deuteronomy 25:19Therefore it shall be, when Yhwh thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land which Yhwh thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven; thou shalt not forget it.
- Deuteronomy 29:20Yhwh will not spare him, but then the anger of Yhwh and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and Yhwh shall blot out his name from under heaven.
- 2 Kings 14:27And Yhwh said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.
- Jeremiah 10:11Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
- Psalms 8:3When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;
- Psalms 115:16The heaven, even the heavens, are Yhwh's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
- Isaiah 66:1Thus saith Yhwh, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
Commentaries on Lamentations 3:66
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 66Persecute and destroy them - Thou wilt pursue them with destruction. These are all declaratory, not imprecatory. From under the heavens of the Lord - This verse seems to allude to the Chaldaic prediction, in Jeremiah 10:11. By their conduct they will bring on themselves the curse denounced against their enemies. The Septuagint and Vulgate seem to have read "From under heaven, O Jehovah:" and the Syriac reads, "Thy heavens, O Jehovah!" None of these makes…Read the comment
- 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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