64 (A)Repay them, O Lord,
According to the work of their hands.
65 Give them [a]a veiled heart;
Your curse be upon them!
66 In Your anger,
Pursue and destroy them
(B)From under the heavens of the (C)Lord.

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  1. Lamentations 3:65 A Jewish tradition sorrow of

64 Pay them back what they deserve, Lord,
    for what their hands have done.(A)
65 Put a veil over their hearts,(B)
    and may your curse be on them!
66 Pursue(C) them in anger and destroy them
    from under the heavens of the Lord.

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64 (A)“You will repay them,[a] O Lord,
    (B)according to the work of their hands.
65 You will give them[b] dullness of heart;
    your curse will be[c] on them.
66 You will pursue them[d] in anger and (C)destroy them
    from under (D)your heavens, O Lord.”[e]

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  1. Lamentations 3:64 Or Repay them
  2. Lamentations 3:65 Or Give them
  3. Lamentations 3:65 Or place your curse
  4. Lamentations 3:66 Or Pursue them
  5. Lamentations 3:66 Syriac (compare Septuagint, Vulgate); Hebrew the heavens of the Lord

64 Punish them as they should be punished, Lord.
    Pay them back for what they have done.
65 Make them stubborn.
    Put your curse on them.
66 Chase them in anger.
    Destroy them from the Lord’s earth.

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