Lamentations 3:66 (YLT)

Passage

Thou pursuest in anger, and destroyest them, From under the heavens of Jehovah!

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:64 Thou returnest to them the deed, O Jehovah, According to the work of their hands.

Lamentations 3:65 Thou givest to them a covered heart, Thy curse to them.

Lamentations 3:66 Thou pursuest in anger, and destroyest them, From under the heavens of Jehovah!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "pursuest", "anger", "destroyest", "under", "heavens", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "pursuest", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Thou givest to them a covered heart...", giving immediate footing for "thou" and "pursuest". 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 "pursuest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.