Lamentations 3:53

Lamentations 3:53 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.
• New International Version (NIV)They tried to end my life in a pit and threw stones at me;
• English Standard Version (ESV)they flung me alive into the pit and cast stones on me;
• New King James Version (NKJV)They silenced my life in the pit And threw stones at me.

Context of Lamentations 3:53

51My eyes bring me grief because of the fate of all the women in my city. 52For no reason, my enemies hunted me like a bird. They smothered my life in a pit and threw stones on me. 54Water flooded over my head, and I thought, “I’m going to die!” 55I called on your name, Lord, from the depths of the pit.

Lamentations 3:53 word by word

צָֽמְת֤וּ בַבּוֹר֙ חַיָּ֔י וַיַּדּוּ־אֶ֖בֶן בִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They have cut offצָמַתtsâmath · to destroyH6789
• my lifeחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416
• in the dungeonבּוֹרbôr · pitH953
• and castיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
• a stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68

Cross-references for Lamentations 3:53

• Jeremiah 37:20So now please listen, my lord the king. May my petition come before you. Don’t send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I will die there.”
• Jeremiah 38:6So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the guard’s courtyard, lowering Jeremiah with ropes. There was no water in the cistern, only mud, and Jeremiah sank in the mud.
• Daniel 6:17A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den. The king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signet rings of his nobles, so that nothing in regard to Daniel could be changed.
• Matthew 27:60and placed it in his new tomb, which he had cut into the rock. He left after rolling a great stone against the entrance of the tomb.

Commentaries on Lamentations 3:53

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 53They have cut off my life in the dungeon - Or, “They destroyed my life in the pit,” i. e. tried to destroy it by casting me into the cistern, and covering the month with a stone. See the margin reference.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

Topics related to Lamentations 3:53

• Criminals
• Dungeon
• Jeremiah
• Prisoners

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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