Lamentations 3:65 (GNV)

Passage

Giue them sorow of heart, euen thy curse to them.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:63 Behold, their sitting downe and their rising vp, how I am their song.

Lamentations 3:64 Giue them a recompence, O Lord, according to the worke of their handes.

Lamentations 3:65 Giue them sorow of heart, euen thy curse to them.

Lamentations 3:66 Persecute with wrath and destroy them from vnder the heauen, O Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "giue", "sorow", "heart", "euen", and "curse". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "giue" and "sorow", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 64's "Giue them a recompence O Lord according..." into verse 66's "Persecute with wrath and destroy them from...", so "giue" and "sorow" 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 "giue" and "sorow" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.