New King James Version
Lamentations 3:47
47Fear and a snare have come upon us, Desolation 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.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)panic and pitfall have come upon us, devastation 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 an offscouring and refuse In the midst of the peoples. 46All our enemies Have opened their mouths against us. Fear and a snare have come upon us, Desolation and destruction. 48My eyes overflow with rivers of water For the destruction of the daughter of my people. 49My eyes flow and do not cease, Without interruption,
Read all of Lamentations 3Lamentations 3:47 word by word
פַּ֧חַד וָפַ֛חַת הָ֥יָה לָ֖נוּ הַשֵּׁ֥את וְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Lamentations 3:47
- Isaiah 24:17Fear and the pit and the snare Are upon you, O inhabitant of the earth.
- Isaiah 51:19These two things have come to you; Who will be sorry for you?— Desolation and destruction, famine and sword— By whom will I comfort you?
- Jeremiah 48:43Fear and the pit and the snare shall be upon you, O inhabitant of Moab,” says the Lord.
- Luke 21:35For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.
- Lamentations 1:4The roads to Zion mourn Because no one comes to the set feasts. All her gates are desolate; Her priests sigh, Her virgins are afflicted, And she is in bitterness.
- Lamentations 2:1How the Lord has covered the daughter of Zion With a cloud in His anger! He cast down from heaven to the earth The beauty of Israel, And did not remember 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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