Lamentations 3:66 Meaning and Explanation
“Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The chapter closes asking God to pursue and remove the persecutors from under heaven.
What Does Lamentations 3:66 Mean?
The central chapter ends with a final plea for justice: 'Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD.' The sufferer asks God to pursue the persecutors and remove them from under heaven, to bring their oppression to an end. The prayer entrusts the final reckoning entirely to God.
It is fitting that this great chapter, which moved from the depths of despair to the heights of 'great is thy faithfulness' and the testimony 'thou drewest near,' should end with everything placed in God's hands — both the sufferer's rescue and the enemies' judgment. The man who once felt cut off now rests his whole cause with the LORD. Having found God faithful, redeeming, and near, he can leave the future, and the justice it requires, wholly to him.
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What does Lamentations 3:66 mean?
The chapter closes asking God to pursue and remove the persecutors from under heaven.