Lamentations 3:59 (YLT)

Passage

Thou hast seen, O Jehovah, my overthrow, Judge Thou my cause.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:57 Thou hast drawn near in the day I call Thee, Thou hast said, Fear not.

Lamentations 3:58 Thou hast pleaded, O Lord, the pleadings of my soul, Thou hast redeemed my life.

Lamentations 3:59 Thou hast seen, O Jehovah, my overthrow, Judge Thou my cause.

Lamentations 3:60 Thou hast seen all their vengeance, All their thoughts of me.

Lamentations 3:61 Thou hast heard their reproach, O Jehovah, All their thoughts against me,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "hast", "seen", "jehovah", "overthrow", "judge", and "cause". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "hast", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 58's "Thou hast pleaded O Lord the pleadings..." into verse 60's "Thou hast seen all their vengeance All...", so "thou" and "hast" 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 "thou" and "hast" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.