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Lamentations 3:64

62 The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against me all the day.

63 Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their musick.

Render unto them a recompence, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.

65 Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them.

66 Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the 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)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 28:4

    Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.

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  • Jeremiah 11:20

    But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

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  • Revelation 6:10

    And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?

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  • 2 Timothy 4:14

    Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:

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  • Jeremiah 50:29

    Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel.

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  • Revelation 18:6

    Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.

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