The Meaning of Lamentations 3:64 Explained

Lamentations 3:64

KJV: Render unto them a recompence, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.

YLT: Thou returnest to them the deed, O Jehovah, According to the work of their hands.

Darby: Render unto them a recompence, O Jehovah, according to the work of their hands;

ASV: Thou wilt render unto them a recompense, O Jehovah, according to the work of their hands.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Render  unto them a recompence,  O LORD,  according to the work  of their hands. 

What does Lamentations 3:64 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Lamentations 3

1  The prophet bewails his own calamities
22  By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope
37  He acknowledges God's justice
55  He prays for deliverance
64  And vengeance on his enemies

What do the individual words in Lamentations 3:64 mean?

Repay them a recompense Yahweh According to the work of their hands
תָּשִׁ֨יב לָהֶ֥ם גְּמ֛וּל יְהוָ֖ה כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְדֵיהֶֽם

תָּשִׁ֨יב  Repay 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
גְּמ֛וּל  a  recompense 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: גְּמוּל  
Sense: dealing, recompense, benefit.
יְהוָ֖ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה  According  to  the  work 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מַעֲשֶׂה  
Sense: deed, work.
יְדֵיהֶֽם  of  their  hands 
Parse: Noun, fdc, third person masculine plural
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.