Lamentations 3:59-61
New English Translation
59 You have seen the wrong done to me, O Lord;
pronounce judgment on my behalf![a]
60 You have seen all their vengeance,
all their plots against me.[b]
ש (Sin/Shin)
61 You have heard[c] their taunts, O Lord,
all their plots against me.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 3:59 tn Heb “Please judge my judgment.”
- Lamentations 3:60 tc The MT reads לִי (li, “to me”), but many medieval Hebrew mss and the ancient versions (Aramaic Targum, Syriac Peshitta, Latin Vulgate) all reflect a Vorlage of עָלָי (ʿalay, “against me”).
- Lamentations 3:61 tn The verb could be understood as a precative (“Hear”).
Lamentations 3:59-61
New International Version
59 Lord, you have seen the wrong done to me.(A)
Uphold my cause!(B)
60 You have seen the depth of their vengeance,
all their plots against me.(C)
61 Lord, you have heard their insults,(D)
all their plots against me—
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