Lamentations 3:43 Meaning and Explanation
“Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The people lament that God has pursued them in anger, slaying without pity.
What Does Lamentations 3:43 Mean?
After the confession, the lament resumes, for grief and repentance often live side by side. 'Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us.' The people feel that God has wrapped himself in anger and pursued them relentlessly. The hard refrain returns: 'thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.' The withholding of pity, felt so keenly in chapter two, is voiced again here.
It is striking that even after lifting the heart to God in repentance, the sufferers can still speak so frankly of how his judgment has felt. This is the freedom of honest prayer. They do not have to pretend the anger was gentle or the loss small. They bring the whole truth, both their sin and their pain, to the God they are returning to, trusting that he is large enough to receive it all.
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What does Lamentations 3:43 mean?
The people lament that God has pursued them in anger, slaying without pity.