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your curse will be on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Put a veil of anguish over their hearts; may Your curse be upon them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/lamentations/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/lamentations/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Give them a veiled heart; Your curse <i>be</i> upon them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/lamentations/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will give them shamelessness of heart, Your curse will be on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/lamentations/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You will give them hardness of heart, Your curse will be on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/lamentations/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou wilt give them hardness of heart, Thy curse will be on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/lamentations/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You will give them dullness of heart; Your curse will be on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/lamentations/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You will harden their hearts; Your curse will be upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/lamentations/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will give them a heart filled with anguish. May your curse be on them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/lamentations/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will give them a heart filled with anguish. May Your curse be on them! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/lamentations/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou wilt give them hardness of heart, thy curse unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/lamentations/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Put your curse on them and make them suffer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/lamentations/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou wilt give them hardness of heart, thy curse unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/lamentations/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Make them stubborn. Let your curse be on them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/lamentations/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Curse them and fill them with despair! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/lamentations/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Give them an anguished heart; may your curse be upon them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/lamentations/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Put a veil of anguish over their hearts; may Your curse be upon them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/lamentations/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Give them a distraught heart; may your curse be on them! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/lamentations/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You will give them hardness of heart as your curse to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/lamentations/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/lamentations/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You will give them hardness of heart, your curse to them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/lamentations/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You give to them a covered heart, "" Your curse to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/lamentations/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thou givest to them a covered heart, Thy curse to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/lamentations/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou wilt give to them a covering of heart, thy curse to them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/lamentations/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thau. Thou shalt give them a buckler of heart, thy labour. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/lamentations/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />THAU. You shall give them a heavy shield of the heart: your hardship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/lamentations/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Give them hardness of heart; your curse be upon them; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Give them anguish of heart; your curse be on them!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Give them sorrow of heart; let thy affliction pursue them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/lamentations/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Give them grief of heart, and your affliction to them<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/lamentations/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou wilt give them hardness of heart, Thy curse unto them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/lamentations/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />THAU. Thou wilt give them <i>as</i> a covering, the grief of my heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/lamentations/3-65.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKrWuOkEqzQ?start=1050" 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">A Prayer for Deliverance</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">64</span>You will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to the work of their hands. <span class="reftext">65</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tit·tên (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">Put</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep-l:: Pro-3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/4044.htm" title="4044: mə·ḡin·naṯ- (N-fsc) -- A covering. From magan; a covering, i.e. Blindness or obduracy.">a veil of anguish</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ (N-ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">over their hearts;</a> <a href="/hebrew/8381.htm" title="8381: ta·’ă·lā·ṯə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- A curse. From 'alah; an imprecation.">may Your curse be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep-l:: Pro-3mp) -- ">upon them!</a> </span><span class="reftext">66</span>You will pursue them in anger and exterminate them from under Your heavens, O LORD.…<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="/romans/11-8.htm">Romans 11:8</a></span><br />as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Isaiah 6:10</a></span><br />Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Deuteronomy 29:4</a></span><br />Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-14.htm">Matthew 13:14-15</a></span><br />In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-40.htm">John 12:40</a></span><br />“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-26.htm">Acts 28:26-27</a></span><br />‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14</a></span><br />But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-10.htm">Isaiah 29:10</a></span><br />For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/12-2.htm">Ezekiel 12:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-12.htm">Mark 4:12</a></span><br />so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-23.htm">Psalm 69:23</a></span><br />May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-18.htm">Isaiah 44:18</a></span><br />They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-21.htm">Jeremiah 5:21</a></span><br />“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-11.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:11-12</a></span><br />For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, / in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/6-6.htm">1 Samuel 6:6</a></span><br />Why harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened theirs? When He afflicted them, did they not send the people out so they could go on their way?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Give them sorrow of heart, your curse to them.</p><p class="hdg">sorrow.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/2-30.htm">Deuteronomy 2:30</a></b></br> But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as <i>appeareth</i> this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Isaiah 6:10</a></b></br> Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.</p><p class="hdg">thy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/27-15.htm">Deuteronomy 27:15-26</a></b></br> Cursed <i>be</i> the man that maketh <i>any</i> graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth <i>it</i> in <i>a</i> secret <i>place</i>. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/109-17.htm">Psalm 109:17,18</a></b></br> As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/16-22.htm">1 Corinthians 16:22</a></b></br> If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/3-44.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-3.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-22.htm">Givest</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-1.htm">Hardness</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-51.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-41.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-5.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-2.htm">Veil</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-64.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/1-11.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-3.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-18.htm">Givest</a> <a href="/matthew/19-8.htm">Hardness</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-15.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-15.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-15.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Veil</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-66.htm">Wilt</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/lamentations/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/lamentations/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/lamentations/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Put a veil of anguish over their hearts;</b><br>This phrase reflects a plea for divine retribution against those who have caused suffering. In the context of Lamentations, the author, traditionally believed to be Jeremiah, is lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem and the suffering of its people. The "veil of anguish" suggests a deep, overwhelming sorrow or confusion that obscures understanding or peace. This imagery of a "veil" can be connected to <a href="/2_corinthians/3-14.htm">2 Corinthians 3:14-16</a>, where Paul speaks of a veil over the hearts of those who do not understand the new covenant in Christ. The request for anguish indicates a desire for the oppressors to experience the same turmoil they have inflicted, a common theme in imprecatory prayers found in the Psalms (e.g., <a href="/psalms/69-22.htm">Psalm 69:22-28</a>).<p><b>may Your curse be upon them!</b><br>The invocation of a curse is a call for divine justice. In the Old Testament, curses were serious pronouncements that invoked God's judgment (Deuteronomy 27-28). The historical context of Lamentations is the Babylonian exile, a period of intense suffering for the Israelites, seen as a result of breaking the covenant with God. The curse here is not just a wish for misfortune but a call for God to act in accordance with His justice. This reflects the covenantal relationship where blessings and curses were part of the agreement between God and Israel (<a href="/deuteronomy/11-26.htm">Deuteronomy 11:26-28</a>). Theologically, this can be seen as a precursor to the ultimate justice and redemption found in Christ, who bore the curse of sin on the cross (<a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a>), offering a path to reconciliation and blessing.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>- Traditionally attributed as the author of Lamentations, Jeremiah is known as the "weeping prophet." He laments the destruction of Jerusalem and the suffering of his people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>- The city that has been destroyed by the Babylonians, leading to the lament and mourning expressed in the book.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people_of_judah.htm">The People of Judah</a></b><br>- The recipients of God's judgment due to their persistent disobedience and idolatry, leading to their exile.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonians.htm">Babylonians</a></b><br>- The instrument of God's judgment against Judah, responsible for the destruction of Jerusalem.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>- The ultimate judge who allows the consequences of sin to unfold, yet remains sovereign and just.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_divine_judgment.htm">Understanding Divine Judgment</a></b><br>God's hardening of hearts is a form of judgment that reflects the seriousness of persistent sin and rebellion. It serves as a warning to remain sensitive to God's voice and responsive to His correction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The hardening of hearts is a consequence of continued disobedience. It is crucial to examine our lives and repent of any sin that may lead to spiritual insensitivity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god.htm">The Sovereignty of God</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God is sovereign and just. His actions are purposeful, aiming to bring about repentance and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_intercession.htm">The Call to Intercession</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to intercede for those whose hearts are hardened, praying for God's mercy and the softening of their hearts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_mercy.htm">Hope in God's Mercy</a></b><br>Despite the severity of judgment, Lamentations also speaks of God's unfailing love and mercy. We can trust in His compassion and seek His forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_lamentations_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Lamentations 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_job_3's_lament_seem_contradictory.htm">Why would Job 3 present a poetic lament that appears contradictory to a worldview promoting divine compassion, and how has this been reconciled historically?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_job_3_3_imply_a_day_is_'cursed'.htm">How can Job 3:3 imply that a specific calendar day could be 'cursed,' and what would that logically accomplish?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_3's_despair_contradict_james_5_11.htm">Does the despair expressed in Job 3 contradict later biblical accounts (e.g., James 5:11) that describe Job as patient and steadfast?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_was_colossae_church's_role.htm">Did Job's words contain any sin?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/lamentations/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(65) <span class= "bld">Sorrow of heart</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">covering, </span>with a sense like that of the "veil upon the heart" of <a href="/2_corinthians/3-15.htm" title="But even to this day, when Moses is read, the veil is on their heart.">2Corinthians 3:15</a>, and so signifying the blindness of obstinacy. The imperatives in both <a href="/context/lamentations/3-65.htm" title="Give them sorrow of heart, your curse to them.">Lamentations 3:65-66</a> are better rendered as futures--<span class= "ital">Thou shalt give; Thou shalt persecute.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 65.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Sorrow of heart;</span> rather, <span class="accented">a covering of the heart</span>; spiritual blindness, like the "veil upon the heart" in <a href="/2_corinthians/3-15.htm">2 Corinthians 3:15</a>. <span class="cmt_word">Thy curse unto them.</span> This should rather form a separate interjectional clause, "Thy curse upon them!" <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/lamentations/3-65.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 will give</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּתֵּ֤ן</span> <span class="translit">(tit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hardness</span><br /><span class="heb">מְגִנַּת־</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḡin·naṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4044.htm">Strong's 4044: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, blindness, obduracy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of heart;</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may Your curse be</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּאֲלָֽתְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(ta·’ă·lā·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8381.htm">Strong's 8381: </a> </span><span class="str2">An imprecation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon them!</span><br /><span class="heb">לָהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/3-65.htm">Lamentations 3:65 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/lamentations/3-65.htm">Lamentations 3:65 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/lamentations/3-65.htm">Lamentations 3:65 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/lamentations/3-65.htm">Lamentations 3:65 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/lamentations/3-65.htm">Lamentations 3:65 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/3-65.htm">Lamentations 3:65 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/3-65.htm">Lamentations 3:65 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/3-65.htm">Lamentations 3:65 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/3-65.htm">Lamentations 3:65 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/lamentations/3-65.htm">Lamentations 3:65 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/lamentations/3-65.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 3:65 You will give them hardness of heart (Lam. 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