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

10He has hidden like a bear or a lion, waiting to attack me. 11He has dragged me off the path and torn me in pieces, leaving me helpless and devastated. He has drawn his bow and made me the target for his arrows. 13He shot his arrows deep into my heart. 14My own people laugh at me. All day long they sing their mocking songs.

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 Almighty has struck me down with his arrows. Their poison infects my spirit. God’s terrors are lined up against me.
• Job 7:20If I have sinned, what have I done to you, O watcher of all humanity? Why make me your target? Am I a burden to you?
• Job 16:12“I was living quietly until he shattered me. He took me by the neck and broke me in pieces. Then he set me up as his target,
• Psalms 7:12If a person does not repent, God will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow.
• Psalms 38:2Your arrows have struck deep, and your blows are crushing 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