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Lamentations 3:59 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Lamentations 3:59 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 3 verse 59 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“O LORD, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause.”
Lamentations 3:59 (KJV)
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Commentary on Lamentations 3:59
O LORD, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause (רָאִיתָה יְהוָה עַוָּתָתִי שָׁפְטָה מִשְׁפָּטִי, ra'itah YHWH avatati shoftah mishpati)—'Thou hast seen' (ra'itah) appeals to God as witness. 'My wrong' (avatati) is the injustice done to me, my oppression. 'Judge thou my cause' (shoftah mishpati)—a legal appeal for vindication. Jeremiah appeals to the righteous Judge to vindicate him against false accusers. This is imprecatory prayer—not personal revenge but appeal to divine justice. It acknowledges that vengeance belongs to God (Deuteronomy 32:35; Romans 12:19), removing it from human han...
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Cross-References for Lamentations 3:59
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“God”
“Yahweh”
“the God of Abraham”
“when he was cursed”
“Yahweh”
“For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.”
“instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim”
“Come”
“my God! My Lord”
“you have persuaded me”