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you have slain without pity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/lamentations/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“You have engulfed us with your anger, chased us down, and slaughtered us without mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/lamentations/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“You have wrapped yourself with anger and pursued us, killing without pity;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us; You have killed without pity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/lamentations/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/lamentations/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You have covered <i>Yourself</i> with anger And pursued us; You have slain <i>and</i> not pitied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/lamentations/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have covered <i>Yourself</i> with anger And pursued us; You have slain <i>and</i> have not spared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/lamentations/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You have covered Yourself with anger And pursued us; You have slain and have not spared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/lamentations/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou hast covered <i>Thyself</i> with anger And pursued us; Thou hast slain <i>and</i> hast not spared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/lamentations/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You have covered <i>Yourself</i> with anger And pursued us; You have killed <i>and</i> have not spared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/lamentations/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You have covered <i>Yourself</i> with anger And pursued us; You have slain [without pity] and have not spared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/lamentations/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“You have covered yourself in anger and pursued us; you have killed without compassion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/lamentations/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us; You have killed without compassion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/lamentations/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou hast covered with anger and pursued us; thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/lamentations/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Anger is written all over you, as you pursue and slaughter us without showing pity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/lamentations/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou hast covered with anger and pursued us; thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/lamentations/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You covered yourself with anger and pursued us. You killed without pity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/lamentations/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"You pursued us and killed us; your mercy was hidden by your anger, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/lamentations/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Clothing yourself with anger, you pursued us. You killed without pity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/lamentations/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us; You have killed without pity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/lamentations/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You shrouded yourself with anger and then pursued us; you killed without mercy. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/lamentations/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You have covered yourself with anger and pursued us; you killed without sparing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/lamentations/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/lamentations/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“You have covered us with anger and pursued us. You have killed. You have not pitied. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/lamentations/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You have covered Yourself with anger, "" And pursue us; You have slain—You have not pitied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/lamentations/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou hast covered Thyself with anger, And dost pursue us; Thou hast slain -- Thou hast not pitied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/lamentations/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou didst cover with anger, and thou wilt pursue us: thou didst slay, thou didst not pity.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/lamentations/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Samech. Thou hast covered in thy wrath, and hast struck us: thou hast killed and hast not spared. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/lamentations/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />SAMECH. You have covered us in your fury, and you have struck us. You have killed, and have not spared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/lamentations/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You wrapped yourself in wrath and pursued us, killing without pity; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You have wrapped yourself with anger and pursued us, killing without pity;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thou hast covered us with thy anger and pursued us; thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/lamentations/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Samekh You have overshadowed in your anger and you pursued us and you killed and you did not pity<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/lamentations/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou hast covered with anger and pursued us; Thou hast slain unsparingly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/lamentations/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />SAMECH. Thou has visited <i>us</i> in wrath, and driven us away: thou has slain, thou has not pitied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/lamentations/3-43.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKrWuOkEqzQ?start=933" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/3.htm">God's Justice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">42</span>“We have sinned and rebelled; You have not forgiven.” <span class="reftext">43</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5526.htm" title="5526: sak·kō·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- Or sakak; a primitive root; properly, to entwine as a screen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, protect.">You have covered</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ḇā·’ap̄ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">Yourself in anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/7291.htm" title="7291: wat·tir·də·p̄ê·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2ms:: 1cp) -- To pursue, chase, persecute. A primitive root; to run after (of time) gone by).">and pursued us;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2026.htm" title="2026: hā·raḡ·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To kill, slay. A primitive root; to smite with deadly intent.">You have killed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">without</a> <a href="/hebrew/2550.htm" title="2550: ḥā·mā·lə·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To spare. A primitive root; to commiserate; by implication, to spare.">pity.</a> </span><span class="reftext">44</span>You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Jeremiah 30:14-15</a></span><br />All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins. / Why do you cry out over your wound? Your pain has no cure! Because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins I have done these things to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/64-7.htm">Isaiah 64:7</a></span><br />No one calls on Your name or strives to take hold of You. For You have hidden Your face from us and delivered us into the hand of our iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-8.htm">Ezekiel 7:8-9</a></span><br />Very soon I will pour out My wrath upon you and vent My anger against you; I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations. / I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that it is I, the LORD, who strikes the blow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-8.htm">Jeremiah 4:8</a></span><br />So put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/5-14.htm">Hosea 5:14-15</a></span><br />For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them. / Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/31-17.htm">Deuteronomy 31:17-18</a></span><br />On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’ / And on that day I will surely hide My face because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/90-7.htm">Psalm 90:7-9</a></span><br />For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath. / You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence. / For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2</a></span><br />But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-19.htm">Jeremiah 14:19</a></span><br />Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Ezekiel 39:23-24</a></span><br />And the nations will know that the house of Israel went into exile for their iniquity, because they were unfaithful to Me. So I hid My face from them and delivered them into the hands of their enemies, so that they all fell by the sword. / I dealt with them according to their uncleanness and transgressions, and I hid My face from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18-20</a></span><br />So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, / and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced. / So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-8.htm">Isaiah 54:8</a></span><br />In a surge of anger I hid My face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,” says the LORD your Redeemer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a></span><br />The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-30.htm">Hebrews 10:30-31</a></span><br />For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.” / It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-16.htm">Revelation 6:16-17</a></span><br />And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You have covered with anger, and persecuted us: you have slain, you have not pitied.</p><p class="hdg">covered</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm">Lamentations 2:1</a></b></br> How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, <i>and</i> cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-19.htm">Psalm 44:19</a></b></br> Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shadow of death.</p><p class="hdg">persecuted</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/3-66.htm">Lamentations 3:66</a></b></br> Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/83-15.htm">Psalm 83:15</a></b></br> So persecute them with thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm.</p><p class="hdg">thou hast slain</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/2-2.htm">Lamentations 2:2,17,21</a></b></br> The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah; he hath brought <i>them</i> down to the ground: he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">2 Chronicles 36:16,17</a></b></br> But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till <i>there was</i> no remedy… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/7-9.htm">Ezekiel 7:9</a></b></br> And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine abominations <i>that</i> are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know that I <i>am</i> the LORD that smiteth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/2-22.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-16.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-8.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-23.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-21.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-6.htm">Persecuted</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-32.htm">Pitied</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-32.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-8.htm">Pursued</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-21.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-5.htm">Slaying</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-21.htm">Spared</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-18.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-21.htm">Unsparingly</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-17.htm">Wrapped</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-1.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/lamentations/3-66.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-44.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-44.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-8.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/matthew/5-10.htm">Persecuted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-5.htm">Pitied</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-11.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-19.htm">Pursued</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-9.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-8.htm">Slaying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-12.htm">Spared</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-44.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-6.htm">Unsparingly</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-44.htm">Wrapped</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-66.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Lamentations 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-1.htm">The prophet bewails his own calamities</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-37.htm">He acknowledges God's justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">55. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-55.htm">He prays for deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">64. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-64.htm">And vengeance on his enemies</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This imagery suggests that God's anger is not a fleeting emotion but a deliberate and encompassing response to the sins of the people. In the historical context of Lamentations, this reflects the period of the Babylonian exile, where God's wrath was a response to the persistent disobedience and idolatry of Israel. Theologically, it serves as a reminder of God's holiness and justice, emphasizing that His anger is righteous and purposeful, aimed at bringing His people back to repentance.<p><b>and pursued us</b><br />The word "pursued" comes from the Hebrew "רָדַף" (radaph), which conveys the idea of chasing or following closely. This pursuit is not random but intentional, indicating that God's actions are directed towards His people with a specific purpose. Historically, this pursuit can be seen in the relentless advance of the Babylonian armies, which were instruments of God's judgment. Spiritually, it underscores the concept that God, in His sovereignty, allows consequences to follow sin, not out of malice, but as a means to draw His people back to Himself.<p><b>You have slain</b><br />The term "slain" is derived from the Hebrew "הָרַג" (harag), meaning to kill or destroy. This reflects the severe judgment that fell upon Jerusalem, resulting in death and destruction. In the broader scriptural context, it serves as a sobering reminder of the wages of sin, as outlined in <a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>. Yet, within the narrative of Lamentations, it also points to the hope of restoration, as God's ultimate desire is not to destroy but to redeem and restore His people.<p><b>without pity</b><br />The phrase "without pity" uses the Hebrew "לֹא חָמַל" (lo chamal), indicating a lack of compassion or mercy. This stark expression highlights the depth of God's judgment when His patience has been exhausted by persistent rebellion. Historically, it reflects the dire circumstances faced by the Israelites during the siege and fall of Jerusalem. However, from a theological perspective, it also serves as a call to repentance, reminding believers of the seriousness of sin and the necessity of turning back to God to receive His mercy and grace, which are abundantly available to those who seek Him with a contrite heart.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/lamentations/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(43) <span class= "bld">Thou hast covered with anger.</span>--Better, as in the next verse, <span class= "ital">Thou hast covered thyself. </span>Wrath is as the garment in which God wraps Himself to execute His righteous judgments. In <a href="/lamentations/3-44.htm" title="You have covered yourself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.">Lamentations 3:44</a> the wrath is represented more definitely as a cloud through which the prayers of the afflicted cannot pass.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 43.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast covered with anger</span>. The clause seems imperfect; perhaps "thyself" has fallen out of the text (see next verse). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/lamentations/3-43.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You have covered</span><br /><span class="heb">סַכֹּ֤תָה</span> <span class="translit">(sak·kō·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5526.htm">Strong's 5526: </a> </span><span class="str2">To entwine as a, screen, to fence in, cover over, protect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Yourself in anger</span><br /><span class="heb">בָאַף֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·’ap̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and pursued us;</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽתִּרְדְּפֵ֔נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tir·də·p̄ê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7291.htm">Strong's 7291: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pursue, chase, persecute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have killed</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרַ֖גְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·raḡ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2026.htm">Strong's 2026: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smite with deadly intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">without</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pity.</span><br /><span class="heb">חָמָֽלְתָּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·mā·lə·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2550.htm">Strong's 2550: </a> </span><span class="str2">To commiserate, to spare</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/3-43.htm">Lamentations 3:43 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/lamentations/3-43.htm">Lamentations 3:43 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/lamentations/3-43.htm">Lamentations 3:43 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/lamentations/3-43.htm">Lamentations 3:43 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/lamentations/3-43.htm">Lamentations 3:43 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/3-43.htm">Lamentations 3:43 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/3-43.htm">Lamentations 3:43 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/3-43.htm">Lamentations 3:43 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/3-43.htm">Lamentations 3:43 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/lamentations/3-43.htm">Lamentations 3:43 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/lamentations/3-43.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 3:43 You have covered with anger and pursued (Lam. 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