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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)He has drawn his bow and made me the target for his arrows.

Context of Lamentations 3:12

10Like a bear lying in wait, like a lion in hiding, 11he dragged me from the path and mangled me and left me without help. He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrows. 13He pierced my heart with arrows from his quiver. 14I became the laughingstock of all my people; they mock me in 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 6:4The arrows of the Almighty are in me, my spirit drinks in their poison; God’s terrors are marshaled against me.
• Job 7:20If I have sinned, what have I done to you, you who see everything we do? Why have you made me your target? Have I become a burden to you?
• Job 16:12All was well with me, but he shattered me; he seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me his target;
• Psalms 7:12If he does not relent, he will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow.
• Psalms 38:2Your arrows have pierced me, and your hand has come down on me.

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