English Standard Version
Lamentations 3:47
47panic and pitfall have come upon us, devastation and destruction;
Lamentations 3:47 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.
- New International Version (NIV)We have suffered terror and pitfalls, ruin and destruction.”
- New King James Version (NKJV)Fear and a snare have come upon us, Desolation and destruction.
- New Living Translation (NLT)We are filled with fear, for we are trapped, devastated, and ruined.”
Context of Lamentations 3:47
45You have made us scum and garbage among the peoples. 46"All our enemies open their mouths against us; panic and pitfall have come upon us, devastation and destruction; 48my eyes flow with rivers of tears because of the destruction of the daughter of my people. 49"My eyes will flow without ceasing, without respite,
Read all of Lamentations 3Lamentations 3:47 word by word
פַּ֧חַד וָפַ֛חַת הָ֥יָה לָ֖נוּ הַשֵּׁ֥את וְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Lamentations 3:47
- Isaiah 24:17Terror and the pit and the snare are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth!
- Isaiah 51:19These two things have happened to you— who will console you?— devastation and destruction, famine and sword; who will comfort you?
- Jeremiah 48:43Terror, pit, and snare are before you, O inhabitant of Moab! declares the Lord.
- Luke 21:35For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth.
- Lamentations 1:4The roads to Zion mourn, for none come to the festival; all her gates are desolate; her priests groan; her virgins have been afflicted, and she herself suffers bitterly.
- Lamentations 2:1How the Lord in his anger has set the daughter of Zion under a cloud! He has cast down from heaven to earth the splendor of Israel; he has not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.
Commentaries on Lamentations 3:47
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 47Fear and a snare - See on Jeremiah 48:13; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 47Desolation - Or, devastation.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. 1-66In this chapter, the author mourns what has happened (Lamentations 3:1–20, 48–54). In this chapter, the author mourns what has happened (Lamentations 3:21–25). He explains how God’s people should respond (Lamentations 3:26–47). Finally, he calls out to the Lord in prayer (Lamentations 3:55–66).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 46-4846-48. Pe is put before Ain (La 3:43, 46), as in La 2:16, 17; 4:16, 17. (La 2:16.)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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