The Meaning of Lamentations 3:59 Explained

Lamentations 3:59

KJV: O LORD, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause.

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

Darby: Jehovah, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause.

ASV: O Jehovah, thou hast seen my wrong; judge thou my cause.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

O LORD,  thou hast seen  my wrong:  judge  thou my cause. 

What does Lamentations 3:59 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Lamentations 3

1  The prophet bewails his own calamities
22  By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope
37  He acknowledges God's justice
55  He prays for deliverance
64  And vengeance on his enemies

What do the individual words in Lamentations 3:59 mean?

You have seen Yahweh [how] I am wronged Judge my case
רָאִ֤יתָה יְהוָה֙ עַוָּ֣תָתִ֔י שָׁפְטָ֖ה מִשְׁפָּטִֽי

רָאִ֤יתָה  You  have  seen 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
יְהוָה֙  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
עַוָּ֣תָתִ֔י  [how]  I  am  wronged 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: עַוָּתָה  
Sense: subversion, bending.
שָׁפְטָ֖ה  Judge 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: שָׁפַט  
Sense: to judge, govern, vindicate, punish.
מִשְׁפָּטִֽי  my  case 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: מִשְׁפָּט  
Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance.