Lamentations 3:47

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 King James Version (NKJV)Fear and a snare have come upon us, Desolation and destruction.

Context of Lamentations 3:47

45You have discarded us as refuse and garbage among the nations. 46“All our enemies have spoken out against us. We are filled with fear, for we are trapped, devastated, and ruined.” 48Tears stream from my eyes because of the destruction of my people! 49My tears flow endlessly; they will not stop

Lamentations 3:47 word by word

פַּ֧חַד וָפַ֛חַת הָ֥יָה לָ֖נוּ הַשֵּׁ֥את וְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Fearפַּ֫חַדpachad · dreadH6343
• and a snareפַּ֫חַתpachath · pitH6354
• is come upon us, desolationשֵׁאתshê'th · devastationH7612
• and destructionשֶׁ֫בֶרsheber shêber · breakingH7667

Cross-references for Lamentations 3:47

• Isaiah 24:17Terror and traps and snares will be your lot, you people of the earth.
• Isaiah 51:19These two calamities have fallen on you: desolation and destruction, famine and war. And who is left to sympathize with you? Who is left to comfort you?
• Jeremiah 48:43“Terror and traps and snares will be your lot, O Moab,” says the Lord.
• Luke 21:35like a trap. For that day will come upon everyone living on the earth.
• Lamentations 1:4The roads to Jerusalem are in mourning, for crowds no longer come to celebrate the festivals. The city gates are silent, her priests groan, her young women are crying— how bitter is her fate!
• Lamentations 2:1The Lord in his anger has cast a dark shadow over beautiful Jerusalem. The fairest of Israel’s cities lies in the dust, thrown down from the heights of heaven. In his day of great anger, the Lord has shown no mercy even to his Temple.

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

In the dictionaries

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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