Lamentations 3:45

45 You have made us an offscouring and refuse In the midst of the peoples.

Lamentations 3:45 Meaning and Commentary

Lamentations 3:45

Thou hast made us [as] the offscouring and refuse in the midst
of the people.
] Had given them up into the hands of the Gentiles, the Chaldeans, to be treated as the dirt of the streets, as the sweepings of a house; or the dross of metal; or anything that is vile, mean, and contemptible. The apostle seems to have some reference to this passage; and his words may be an illustration of it, ( 1 Corinthians 4:13 ) .

Lamentations 3:45 In-Context

43 You have covered Yourself with anger And pursued us; You have slain and not pitied.

44 You have covered Yourself with a cloud, That prayer should not pass through.

45 You have made us an offscouring and refuse In the midst of the peoples.

46 All our enemies Have opened their mouths against us.

47 Fear and a snare have come upon us, Desolation and destruction.