The Lord has done what he planned; he has accomplished his decree, which he ordained in days of old. He has demolished without compassion, letting the enemy gloat over you and exalting the horn of your adversaries.
Lamentations 3:43 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘You have covered yourself in anger and pursued us; you have killed without compassion. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: Thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You have covered Yourself with wrath and pursued and afflicted us; You have slain without pity. American Standard Version (1901) Thou hast covered with anger and pursued us; thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied. Common English Bible You wrapped yourself up in wrath and hunted us; you killed, showing no compassion. Catholic Public Domain Version SAMECH. You have covered us in your fury, and you have struck us. You have killed, and have not spared. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Samech. Thou hast covered in thy wrath and hast struck us: thou hast killed and hast not spared. |
The Lord has done what he planned; he has accomplished his decree, which he ordained in days of old. He has demolished without compassion, letting the enemy gloat over you and exalting the horn of your adversaries.
Both young and old are lying on the ground in the streets. My young women and young men have fallen by the sword. You have killed them in the day of your anger, slaughtering without compassion.
I will not look on you with pity or spare you. I will punish you for your ways and for your detestable practices within you. Then you will know that it is I, the Lord, who strikes.
Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not show pity or spare them. Though they call loudly in my hearing, I will not listen to them.’
But as for me, I will not show pity or spare them. I will bring their conduct down on their own heads.’