Lamentations 3:66

“Persecute and destroy them in anger, etc.] As they have persecuted the people of God, do thou persecute them; and never leave pursuing them untie thou hast made a full end of them, as the effect of vindictive wrath and vengeance: from under the heavens of the Lord; which are made by him, and in which he dwells; let them not have the benefit of them, nor so much as the sight of them; but let them perish from under them, (<241011>Jeremiah 10:11).”

“from under . . . heavens of . . . Lord--destroy them so that it may be seen everywhere under heaven that thou sittest above as Judge of the world. Next: Lamentations Chapter 4”

“A prayer for deliverance and for vengeance upon his enemies. Lamentations 3:55 Out of the low dungeon - “The lowest pit” of Psalms 88:6. Some consider that Psalms 69:0 was composed by Jeremiah, and is the prayer referred to here (Jeremiah 38:6 note). Lamentations 3:56 Thou hast heard - In sending Ebedmelech to deliver me. The next clause signifies “Hide not thine ear to my relief to my cry,” i. e. to my cry for relief. Lamentations 3:58 God now appears as the prophet’s next of kin, pleading the lawsuits of his soul, i. e. the controversies which concern his salvation. and rescuing his life, in jeopardy through the malice of his enemies. Lamentations 3:59 Wrong - Done to him by the perversion…”

“Persecute - Many passages of this nature which we meet with are prophecies, some of them may be both prophecies and prayers. Next: Lamentations Chapter 4”

“Persecute: Lam 3:43; Psa 35:6, Psa 73:15 under: Deu 7:24, Deu 25:19, Deu 29:20; Kg2 14:27; Jer 10:11 heavens: Psa 8:3, Psa 115:16; Isa 66:1 Next: Lamentations Chapter 4”