Lamentations 3:45
Lamentations 3:45 in Multiple Translations
You have made us scum and refuse among the nations.
Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.
Thou hast made us an offscouring and refuse in the midst of the peoples.
You have made us like waste and that for which there is no use, among the peoples.
You have made us waste and refuse to the nations all around.
Thou hast made vs as the ofscouring and refuse in the middes of the people.
Offscouring and refuse Thou dost make us In the midst of the peoples.
You have made us an off-scouring and refuse in the middle of the peoples.
Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.
Samech. Thou hast made me as an outcast, and refuse in the midst of the people.
You have caused the people of other nations to consider us to be only garbage [DOU].
Berean Amplified Bible — Lamentations 3:45
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Lamentations 3:45 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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סְחִ֧י
וּ/מָא֛וֹס
תְּשִׂימֵ֖/נוּ
בְּ/קֶ֥רֶב
הָ/עַמִּֽים
סְחִ֧י
çᵉchîy
H5501
offscouring
N-ms
וּ/מָא֛וֹס
mâʼôwç
H3973
refuse
Conj | N-ms
תְּשִׂימֵ֖/נוּ
sûwm
H7760
to set
V-Qal-Imperf-2ms | Suff
בְּ/קֶ֥רֶב
qereb
H7130
entrails
Prep | N-ms
הָ/עַמִּֽים
ʻam
H5971
Amaw
Art | N-mp
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Hebrew Word Reference — Lamentations 3:45
סְחִ֧י
çᵉchîy
H5501
"offscouring"
N-ms
This Hebrew word refers to something that has been scraped or swept away, like refuse or waste. It describes something unwanted or worthless. The apostle Paul uses this word to describe himself in 1 Corinthians 4:13.
Definition: offscourings
Usage: Occurs in 1 OT verses. KJV: offscouring. See also: Lamentations 3:45.
וּ/מָא֛וֹס
mâʼôwç
H3973
"refuse"
Conj | N-ms
This word means trash or garbage, things that are worthless or thrown away. It appears in the Bible as 'refuse'.
Definition: refuse, trash
Usage: Occurs in 1 OT verses. KJV: refuse. See also: Lamentations 3:45.
תְּשִׂימֵ֖/נוּ
sûwm
H7760
"to set"
V-Qal-Imperf-2ms | Suff
This Hebrew word means to put or place something, and is used in many different ways in the Bible, such as to appoint or determine something. It is first used in Genesis to describe God's creation. In the KJV, it is translated as 'appoint' or 'set' in various contexts.
Definition: : make/establish 1) to put, place, set, appoint, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, set, lay, put or lay upon, lay (violent) hands on 1a2) to set, direct, direct toward 1a2a) to extend (compassion) (fig) 1a3) to set, ordain, establish, found, appoint, constitute, make, determine, fix 1a4) to set, station, put, set in place, plant, fix 1a5) to make, make for, transform into, constitute, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give 1b) (Hiphil) to set or make for a sign 1c) (Hophal) to be set
Usage: Occurs in 550 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase] name, [idiom] on, ordain, order, [phrase] paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), [phrase] regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, [phrase] stedfastly, take, [idiom] tell, [phrase] tread down, (over-)turn, [idiom] wholly, work. See also: Genesis 2:8; Leviticus 20:5; 1 Samuel 21:13.
בְּ/קֶ֥רֶב
qereb
H7130
"entrails"
Prep | N-ms
This Hebrew word means the inner part or midst of something, whether physical or emotional, and can refer to the entrails of an animal or the seat of thought and emotion. In 1 Kings 17:21, it describes Elijah's emotional plea to God.
Definition: : among/within 1) midst, among, inner part, middle 1a) inward part 1a1) physical sense 1a2) as seat of thought and emotion 1a3) as faculty of thought and emotion 1b) in the midst, among, from among (of a number of persons) 1c) entrails (of sacrificial animals) Also means: qe.rev (קֶ֫רֶב ": inner_parts" H7130H)
Usage: Occurs in 220 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] among, [idiom] before, bowels, [idiom] unto charge, [phrase] eat (up), [idiom] heart, [idiom] him, [idiom] in, inward ([idiom] -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, [phrase] out of, purtenance, [idiom] therein, [idiom] through, [idiom] within self. See also: Genesis 18:12; Joshua 7:12; Psalms 5:10.
הָ/עַמִּֽים
ʻam
H5971
"Amaw"
Art | N-mp
A people or nation is what this Hebrew word represents, like the nation of Israel in Exodus 33:13. It can also mean a tribe, troops, or attendants, and is used to describe a group of people gathered together. The word is often used to refer to the people of God.
Definition: This name means nation, people
Usage: Occurs in 1655 OT verses. KJV: folk, men, nation, people. See also: Genesis 11:6; Exodus 16:4; Leviticus 17:9.
Study Notes — Lamentations 3:45
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- Lamentations 3:45 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Lamentations 3:45
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Lamentations 3:45
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Lamentations 3:45
- Trapp's Commentary on Lamentations 3:45
- Ellicott's Commentary on Lamentations 3:45
- Cambridge Bible on Lamentations 3:45
- Barnes' Notes on Lamentations 3:45
- Sermons on Lamentations 3:45
Context — God’s Justice
43You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us; You have killed without pity.
44You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.
45You have made us scum and refuse among the nations.
46All our enemies open their mouths against us. 47Panic and pitfall have come upon us— devastation and destruction.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | 1 Corinthians 4:13 | when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world. |
| 2 | Lamentations 2:15 | All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?” |
| 3 | Lamentations 3:14 | I am a laughingstock to all my people; they mock me in song all day long. |
| 4 | Deuteronomy 28:44 | He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail. |
| 5 | Deuteronomy 28:13 | The LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you will only move upward and never downward, if you hear and carefully follow the commandments of the LORD your God, which I am giving you today. |
| 6 | Deuteronomy 28:37 | You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you. |
| 7 | Lamentations 4:14–15 | They wandered blind in the streets, defiled by this blood, so that no one dared to touch their garments. “Go away! Unclean!” men shouted at them. “Away, away! Do not touch us!” So they fled and wandered. Among the nations it was said, “They can stay here no longer.” |
Lamentations 3:45 Summary
[This verse, Lamentations 3:45, shows us that when we disobey God, He can remove His protection and let us face the consequences of our actions, making us feel like outcasts (as in Deuteronomy 28:37). The prophet is expressing the pain and shame of being rejected and humiliated, but even in this darkness, we can find hope in God's love and mercy, as seen in verses like Psalm 103:8 and Lamentations 3:22-23. Being 'scum and refuse' means being treated as worthless and unwanted, but God's Word reminds us that our value comes from Him, not from what others think of us (as in 1 Peter 2:9-10).]
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the prophet describe the people as 'scum and refuse' in Lamentations 3:45?
The prophet is expressing the depth of God's judgment and the people's resulting shame and humiliation, as seen in other scriptures like Deuteronomy 28:37 and Isaiah 30:22, where God warns of the consequences of disobedience.
How does this verse relate to the concept of God's love and mercy?
Although this verse highlights God's judgment, it is essential to remember that God's love and mercy are always available, as expressed in verses like Psalm 103:8 and Lamentations 3:22-23, which remind us of God's faithfulness and compassion.
What does it mean to be 'among the nations' in this context?
Being 'among the nations' implies that the people of Israel have lost their distinctiveness and are now treated as outcasts, much like the description in Ezekiel 28:19, where God says the people will be 'no more' among the nations due to their sins.
How can we apply this verse to our personal lives?
This verse serves as a reminder of the importance of humility and acknowledging our sinfulness before God, as seen in 1 John 1:8-9, where we are encouraged to confess our sins and receive forgiveness through Jesus Christ.
Reflection Questions
- What are some ways I have experienced feeling like 'scum and refuse' in my own life, and how can I turn to God in those moments?
- How does this verse challenge my understanding of God's character and His response to sin?
- In what ways can I identify with the prophet's emotions and cry out to God in my own times of distress, as seen in Psalms like Psalm 38 and Psalm 51?
- What does this verse teach me about the importance of repentance and seeking God's mercy, as emphasized in verses like Luke 18:13-14 and Acts 3:19?
Gill's Exposition on Lamentations 3:45
Thou hast made us [as] the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Lamentations 3:45
Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Lamentations 3:45
That is, thou hast made us to all nations extremely contemptible, so as they value us no more than the sweepings of their houses, or the most vile, refuse, and contemptible things imaginable.
Trapp's Commentary on Lamentations 3:45
Lamentations 3:45 Thou hast made us [as] the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.Ver. 45. Thou hast made us as the offscouring.] Eradicationem, saith the Vulgate; rasuram potius, not the rooting out, but the scrapings off. As the Jews did rather extrinsecus radere peccata quam intrinsecus eradicare, shave off their sins outwardly, than root them out from within: so God made them as despicable as the parings of a pavement, or of a leprous house. And refuse.] See 1 Corinthians 4:13. Bern. - Exverras, scobes et ramenta. Excreamenta et excrements.
Ellicott's Commentary on Lamentations 3:45
(45) In the midst of the people.—Literally, peoples: i.e., the heathen nations of the world. A like phrase meets us in 1 Corinthians 4:13.
Cambridge Bible on Lamentations 3:45
45. For the thought cp. Nahum 3:6; 1 Corinthians 4:13. It was exemplified in the Middle Ages in England and elsewhere (see Ivanhoe) and is still to be seen in Eastern Europe in the Judenhetze.
Barnes' Notes on Lamentations 3:45
Omit “as.”
Sermons on Lamentations 3:45
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(Suffering in the Christian Life) 4. Suffering as Testing by Roy Hession | In this sermon, the preacher reflects on the challenges and trials faced by the apostles and Christians. He emphasizes their role as fools for Christ's sake, contrasting their weak |
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What Happened to Acts Ch 29 by George Verwer | In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of studying the gospels and understanding the character of Jesus Christ. They highlight how Jesus went about towns and village |
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Matthew 17:10-13. Christ Converses With His Disciples Respecting Elijah. by Favell Lee Mortimer | Favell Lee Mortimer preaches on the disciples' conversation with Jesus about Elijah's coming before the Messiah, revealing that John the Baptist fulfilled this prophecy. Despite th |
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Exposition on Psalm 89 by St. Augustine | St. Augustine preaches about the faithfulness of God's promises, despite the challenges faced by His people. He highlights the change brought by Christ's resurrection and the repro |
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Homily 8 on the Acts of the Apostles by St. John Chrysostom | John Chrysostom preaches on the miraculous healing of a lame man by Peter and John at the temple, emphasizing the power of faith and the compassion of God. The man, who had been la |
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(Through the Bible) Jeremiah 11-15 by Chuck Smith | In this sermon, the preacher tells a story about three men who find a genie and are granted three wishes each. The first man wishes to be back in London, the second wishes to be ba |
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Be Filled With the Holy Spirit - 5 by Zacharias Tanee Fomum | In this sermon, the speaker discusses the concept of success and how it relates to time. They explain that success is often measured by personal growth and opportunities, and that |