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 King James Version (NKJV)They silenced my life in the pit And threw stones at me.

Context of Lamentations 3:53

51My heart is breaking over the fate of all the women of Jerusalem. 52My enemies, whom I have never harmed, hunted me down like a bird. They threw me into a pit and dropped stones on me. 54The water rose over my head, and I cried out, “This is the end!” 55But I called on your name, Lord, from deep within the 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 37:20Listen, my lord the king, I beg you. Don’t send me back to the dungeon in the house of Jonathan the secretary, for I will die there.”
• Jeremiah 38:6So the officials took Jeremiah from his cell and lowered him by ropes into an empty cistern in the prison yard. It belonged to Malkijah, a member of the royal family. There was no water in the cistern, but there was a thick layer of mud at the bottom, and Jeremiah sank down into it.
• Daniel 6:17A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den. The king sealed the stone with his own royal seal and the seals of his nobles, so that no one could rescue Daniel.
• Matthew 27:60He placed it in his own new tomb, which had been carved out of the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance and left.

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