Lamentations 3:64
in Lamentations 3You will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Thou wilt render unto them a recompense, O Jehovah, according to the work of their hands.
KJV
Render unto them a recompence, O Lord, according to the work of their hands.
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This verse in Lamentations 3
Commentary
4 notes on this verseWhence Jeremiah also says: "You will render to them their recompense, O Lord, according to the works of their hands; You will give them as a shield for the heart Your labor." For lest the darts of preaching should penetrate their hearts, since they disdained the labor of His passion, they held that same labor of His as if it were a shield, so that by the very fact that they saw Him labor even unto death, they would not permit His words to pass through to them.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
Vindication from adversaries is here sought. This is due to a security from prayers heard, and vindication considered. Such is also from their foretelling, than their praying. "Thou wilt requite them, O Lord, according to the work of their hands." Namely, as to their penalties. …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Some think Jeremiah makes these complaints, not only as an intercessor for Israel, but as a type of Christ, who was thought by some to be Jeremiah the weeping prophet, because he was much in tears ( Matt. xvi.
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Render unto them a recompence, O Lord, according to the work of their hands.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| תָּשִׁ֨יב | tashiv | you will repay | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| לָהֶ֥ם | lahem | to them | ||
| גְּמ֛וּל | gemul | recompense | H1576 → | |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | O Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה | kemaaseh | according to [the] work of | H4639 → | |
| יְדֵיהֶֽם׃ | yedeihem | hands their | H3027 → | 1618 times |
תָּשִׁ֨יבyou will repay
tashivH7725 →1056 times
לָהֶ֥םto them
lahem
גְּמ֛וּלrecompense
gemulH1576 →
יְהוָ֖הO Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הaccording to [the] work of
kemaasehH4639 →
יְדֵיהֶֽם׃hands their
yedeihemH3027 →1618 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 6:10And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”
it leads to
- Revelation 19:2
For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her…
- Psalms 9:12
For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
- Revelation 11:18
The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your…
- Revelation 16:5–7
And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6–8
After all, it is only right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,
- Revelation 19:2
Through
2 Timothy 4:14Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
it leads to
- 1 Timothy 1:20
Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
- 1 Timothy 1:20
Through
Psalms 28:4Repay them according to their deeds and for their works of evil. Repay them for what their hands have done; bring back on them what they deserve.
it leads to
- Revelation 18:6
Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Revelation 18:6
Through
Jeremiah 11:20O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 20:12
O LORD of Hosts, who examines the righteous, who sees the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
- Jeremiah 20:12
Where this verse is studied
About Lamentations
This page draws on Gregory the Dialogist, Forty Gospel Homilies, Homily 22; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Lamentations.