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 Living Translation (NLT)They threw me into a pit and dropped stones on me.

Context of Lamentations 3:53

51My eyes bring suffering to my soul Because of all the daughters of my city. 52My enemies without cause Hunted me down like a bird. They silenced my life in the pit And threw stones at me. 54The waters flowed over my head; I said, “I am cut off!” 55I called on Your name, O Lord, From the lowest pit.

Lamentations 3:53 word by word

צָֽמְת֤וּ בַבּוֹר֙ חַיָּ֔י וַיַּדּוּ־אֶ֖בֶן בִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They have cut offצָמַתtsâmath · to destroyH6789
• my lifeחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416
• in the dungeonבּוֹרbôr · pitH953
• and castיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
• a stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68

Cross-references for Lamentations 3:53

• Jeremiah 37:20Therefore please hear now, O my lord the king. Please, let my petition be accepted before you, and do not make me return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.”
• Jeremiah 38:6So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the court of the prison, and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire. So Jeremiah sank in the mire.
• Daniel 6:17Then a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signets of his lords, that the purpose concerning Daniel might not be changed.
• Matthew 27:60and laid it in his new tomb which he had hewn out of the rock; and he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed.

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
• Prisoners

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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