Lamentations 3:12

Lamentations 3:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
• New International Version (NIV)He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrows.
• English Standard Version (ESV)he bent his bow and set me as a target for his arrow.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He has bent His bow And set me up as a target for the arrow.

Context of Lamentations 3:12

10To me he is like a bear lying in ambush, like a hidden lion stalking its prey. 11He has obstructed my paths and torn me to pieces; he has made me desolate. He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrow. ה (He) 13He shot his arrows into my heart. 14I have become the laughingstock of all people, their mocking song all day long.

Lamentations 3:12 word by word

דָּרַ֤ךְ קַשְׁתוֹ֙ וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִי כַּמַּטָּרָ֖א לַחֵֽץ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He hath bentדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• his bowקֶ֫שֶׁתqesheth · bowH7198
• and setנָצַבnâtsab · to standH5324
• me as a markמַטָּרָהmaţţârâ' maţţârâh · guardhouseH4307
• for the arrowחֵץchêts · arrowH2671

Cross-references for Lamentations 3:12

• Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks their poison; God’s sudden terrors are arrayed against me.
• Job 7:20If I have sinned – what have I done to you, O watcher of men? Why have you set me as your target? Have I become a burden to you?
• Job 16:12I was in peace, and he has shattered me. He has seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me his target;
• Psalms 7:12If a person does not repent, God sharpens his sword and prepares to shoot his bow.
• Psalms 38:2For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down.

Commentaries on Lamentations 3:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow - One might conjecture that the following thought in the Toozek i Teemour was borrowed from this: - "One addressed the caliph Aaly, and said, 'If the heavens were a bow, and the earth the cord thereof; if calamities were arrows, man the butt for those arrows; and the holy blessed God the unerring marksman; where could the sons of Adam flee for succor?' The caliph replied, 'The children of Adam must…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10-18Verses 10-18 Having dwelt upon the difficulties which hemmed in his path, he now shows that there are dangers attending upon escape. Lamentations 3:11 The meaning is, “God, as a lion, lying in wait, has made me turn aside from my path, but my flight was in vain, for springing upon me from His ambush lie has torn me in pieces.” Desolate - Or, astonied, stupefied that he cannot flee. The word is a favorite one with Jeremiah. Lamentations 3:12 This new…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Compare Job 6:4.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1310-13. (Job 10:16; Ho 13:7, 8).Read the comment

Topics related to Lamentations 3:12

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Arrow
• Bow
• Despondency

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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