Ekhah 3:45

45 Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse among the amim.

Ekhah 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 ) .

Ekhah 3:45 In-Context

43 Thou hast covered with af (anger), and pursued us; Thou hast slain, Thou hast not pitied.

44 Thou hast covered Thyself with an anan, that our tefillah not pass through.

45 Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse among the amim.

46 Kol oyveinu (all our enemies) have opened their mouths against us.

47 Pachad (terror) and a snare is come upon us, ruin and destruction.