Lamentations 3:43 (DRB)

Passage

Samech. Thou hast covered in thy wrath, and hast struck us: thou hast killed and hast not spared.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:41 Nun. Let us lift up our hearts with our hands to the Lord in the heavens.

Lamentations 3:42 Nun. We have done wickedly, and provoked thee to wrath: therefore thou art inexorable.

Lamentations 3:43 Samech. Thou hast covered in thy wrath, and hast struck us: thou hast killed and hast not spared.

Lamentations 3:44 Samech. Thou hast set a cloud before thee, that our prayer may not pass through.

Lamentations 3:45 Samech. Thou hast made me as an outcast, and refuse in the midst of the people.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "samech", "thou", "hast", "covered", "wrath", and "struck". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "samech" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 42's "Nun We have done wickedly and provoked..." into verse 44's "Samech Thou hast set a cloud before...", so "samech" and "thou" belong inside that flow. In Lamentations context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "samech" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.