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Lamentations 3:65

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

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

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
Put a veil of anguish over their hearts; may Your curse be upon them!
KJV
Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them.
WEB
You will give them hardness of heart, your curse to them.
ASV
Thou wilt give them hardness of heart, thy curse unto them.
DARBY
give them obduracy of heart, thy curse unto them;
BLB
May You give to them a covering for the heart—Your curse [be] upon them!
ÅB
Du vil legge et dekke over deres hjerte, din forbannelse vil bli dem til del.
OTB
Legg et slør over deres hjerter, og måtte din forbannelse være over dem!
B1930
Du vil legge et dekke over deres hjerte, din forbannelse vil bli dem til del.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 6:10

    Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

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  • Deuteronomy 2:30

    But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day.

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  • 1 Corinthians 16:22

    If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.

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  • Psalms 109:17–18

    As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

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  • Deuteronomy 27:15–26

    Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

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