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Lamentations 3:64

62 the slander and murmuring of my assailants against me all day long.

63 When they sit and when they rise, see how they mock me in song.

You will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.

65 Put a veil of anguish over their hearts; may Your curse be upon them!

66 You will pursue them in anger and exterminate them from under Your heavens, O LORD.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
You will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.
KJV
Render unto them a recompence, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.
WEB
You will pay them back, LORD, according to the work of their hands.
ASV
Thou wilt render unto them a recompense, O Jehovah, according to the work of their hands.
DARBY
Render unto them a recompence, O Jehovah, according to the work of their hands;
BLB
May You repay to them a recompense, O YHWH, according to the work of their hands!
ÅB
Du vil gjøre gjengjeld mot dem, Herre, etter deres henders gjerning.
OTB
Gjengjeld dem, Herre, i henhold til deres henders verk.
B1930
Du vil gjøre gjengjeld mot dem, Herre, efter deres henders gjerning.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

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.

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  • 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.

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  • Revelation 6:10

    And 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?”

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  • 2 Timothy 4:14

    Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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