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Lamentations 3:52
52Without cause my enemies Hunted me down like a bird;
Lamentations 3:52 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.
- New International Version (NIV)Those who were my enemies without cause hunted me like a bird.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"I have been hunted like a bird by those who were my enemies without cause;
- New King James Version (NKJV)My enemies without cause Hunted me down like a bird.
Context of Lamentations 3:52
50Until the Lord looks down And sees from heaven. 51My eyes [see things that] bring pain to my soul Because of all the daughters of my city. Without cause my enemies Hunted me down like a bird; 53They silenced me in the pit And placed a stone over me. 54The waters ran down on my head; I said, “I am cut off (destroyed)!”
Read all of Lamentations 3Lamentations 3:52 word by word
צ֥וֹד צָד֛וּנִי כַּצִּפּ֖וֹר אֹיְבַ֥י חִנָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Lamentations 3:52
- Jeremiah 37:15The princes were enraged with Jeremiah and beat him and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe—for they had made that the prison.
- Jeremiah 38:4Therefore the princes (court officials) said to the king, “Please [we implore you] let this man [Jeremiah] be put to death; for [speaking] in this way he discourages and weakens [the will of] the soldiers who remain in this city and he discourages and weakens [the will of] all the people by speaking such words to them; for this man is not seeking the well-being of these people, but rather their harm.”
- 1 Samuel 24:10Behold, your eyes have seen today how the Lord had given you into my hand in the cave. Some told me to kill you, but I spared you; I said, ‘I will not reach out my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord’s anointed.’
- 1 Samuel 25:28Please forgive the transgression of your maidservant; for the Lord will certainly make my lord a secure and enduring house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the Lord, and evil will not be found in you all your days.
- 1 Samuel 26:18And David said, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? For what have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?
- Psalms 35:7For without cause they hid their net for me; Without cause they dug a pit [of destruction] for my life.
- Psalms 69:4Those who hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head; Those who would destroy me are powerful, being my enemies wrongfully; I am forced to restore what I did not steal.
- Psalms 109:3They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And have fought against me without a cause.
- Psalms 119:161Princes persecute me without cause, But my heart stands in [reverent] awe of Your words [so I can expect You to help me].
- Jeremiah 37:18Moreover, Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, “In what way have I sinned against you, or against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison?
- John 15:25But [this is so] that the word which has been written in their Law would be fulfilled, ‘They hated Me without a cause.’
Commentaries on Lamentations 3:52
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 52Mine enemies chased me - From this to the end of the chapter the prophet speaks of his own personal sufferings, and especially of those which he endured in the dungeon. See Jeremiah 38:6, etc.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 52Or, “They who without cause are mine enemies have hunted me sore like a bird.” Probably the prophet is speaking of his personal sorrows.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 42-54Verses 42-54 The more the prophet looked on the desolations, the more he was grieved. Here is one word of comfort. While they continued weeping, they continued waiting; and neither did nor would expect relief and succour from any but the Lord.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 52-57This passage might refer to Jeremiah’s experience in the cistern (Jeremiah 37:11–15; 38:1–13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 52-5452-54. a bird--which is destitute of counsel and strength. The allusion seems to be to Pr 1:17 [Calvin]. without cause--(Psa 69:4; 109:3, 4). Type of Messiah (Joh 15:25).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Lamentations 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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