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Lamentations 3:64
You will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses God directly while describing the relentless mockery of enemies who observe his daily movements. The words — תָּשִׁיב (ta.Shiv) means "you will repay," paired with גְּמוּל (ge.Mul) for "recompense," establishing divine response as a direct measure against human labor. The thread — This repayment motif appears in Psalms 28:4, where God is petitioned to judge by deeds, and in 2 Timothy 4:14, where Paul states the Lord will repay Alexander according to his works. Why it lands — The text requires readers to acknowledge that human actions define the terms of divine response, demanding sober accountability for one's own conduct.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Render unto them a recompence, O Lord, according to the work of their hands.
Cross-references
- Psalms 28:4 Repay 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.
- Jeremiah 11:20 O 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.
- 2 Timothy 4:14 Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
- Revelation 6:10 And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”
- Jeremiah 50:29 Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
- 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.