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

51Mine eye affecteth my soul, because of all the daughters of my city. 52They that are mine enemies without cause have chased me sore like a bird. They have cut off my life in a pit, and cast a stone upon me. 54Waters streamed over my head; I said, I am cut off. 55I called upon thy name, Jehovah, out of the lowest pit.

Lamentations 3:53 word by word

צָֽמְת֤וּ בַבּוֹר֙ חַיָּ֔י וַיַּדּוּ־אֶ֖בֶן בִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

• lifeחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416
• pitבּוֹרbôr · pitH953
• stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68

Cross-references for Lamentations 3:53

• Jeremiah 37:20And now hear, I pray thee, my lord, O king: let my supplication, I pray thee, come before thee; and cause me not to return into the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.
• Jeremiah 38:6Then they took Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchijah the son of Hammelech, which was in the court of the guard, and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire; and Jeremiah sank in the mire.
• Daniel 6:17And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his nobles, that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
• Matthew 27:60and laid it in his new tomb which he had hewn in the rock; and having rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb, went away.

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
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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