Lamentations 3:43
You have covered yourself with anger and pursued us, you have killed and you have not spared. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.
In Context
42“We have transgressed and rebelled, and you have not forgiven. 1
44You have covered yourself with a cloud so that no prayer can pass through. 1
Cross References
Psalms 44:19Yet you have severely broken us in the place of jackals 1 and covered us with the shadow of death. 1
Psalms 83:15Chase them with your strong wind, 1 and terrify them with your windstorm. 1
Lamentations 2:17Yahweh has done what he planned to do. He has fulfilled his word. 1 He has overthrown you without pity, 1 for he has permitted the enemy to rejoice over you; he has lifted up the horn of your enemies. 1
Lamentations 3:8and though I call out and cry for help, he shut out my prayer. 1
Ezekiel 7:9For my eye will not look compassionately, and I will not spare you. As you have done, I will do to you; 1 and your abominations will be in your midst so you will know that I am Yahweh, the one punishing you. 1
Ezekiel 9:10So then, my eye will not look with compassion, and I will not spare them. I will instead bring it all on their heads.”
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:43-55
Complaining to God. ( b. c. 588.) 42 We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned. 43 Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied. 44 Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through. 45 Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people. 46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us. 47 Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction. 48 Mine eye runneth down with rivers of… Read the whole commentary →