Lamentations 3:64
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 3:64 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 3:64 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Render unto them a recompence, O LORD, according to the work of their hands." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 3:64 — KJV
“Render unto them a recompence, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.”
— Lamentations 3:64 (KJV)
Lamentations 3:64 in Context — About the Book of Lamentations
Lamentations is five funeral poems over fallen Jerusalem — grief given holy structure. At its exact center burns the flame the darkness never reaches: because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed; His mercies are new every morning. It teaches us to grieve with hope.
Cross-References for Lamentations 3:64
“Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:64: render, according, work
“Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:64: render, lord, according
“And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. Noah: Gr. Noe: that is Rest, or, Comfort”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:64: lord, work, hands
“Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir. according...: Heb. according to the foot of the work, etc., and according to the foot of the children”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:64: lord, according, work
“Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:64: lord, according, work
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