Translations
Modern
When they sit and when they rise, see how they mock me in song.
Traditional
Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their musick.
Literal
…their sitting down, and their rising up—Look! I am their mocking song.
Latin
Sessionem eorum et resurrectionem eorum vide; ego sum psalmus eorum.
Original
Hebrew
English
When they sit and when they rise, see how they mock me in song.
Notes
Jerusalem deserved punishment, but the enemies carried it out with undeserved cruelty. The writer calls upon God to punish them.
The author emphasizes how cruel the enemies are and cries out to the Lord for help.
In this chapter, the author mourns what has happened (Lamentations 3:1–20, 48–54). In this chapter, the author mourns what has happened (Lamentations 3:21–25). He explains how God’s people should respond (Lamentations 3:26–47). Finally, he calls out to the Lord in prayer (Lamentations 3:55–66).
Glossary
Topics
Prayer: Pleas offered In Scorning and Mocking: The Wicked Indulge In, Against: Saints