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 eye torments my soul because of all the daughters of my city. 52For no reason, my enemies hunted me down like a bird. They cut off my life in the Pit, and cast stones upon me. 54Waters flowed over my head. I said, “I have been cut off!” 55I called on Your Name, Adonai, from the depths of 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 37:20So now please listen, my lord the king! Please let my petition come before you and do not make me return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, so I will not die there.”
• Jeremiah 38:6So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the cistern-pit of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard, lowering Jeremiah down with ropes. Now in the pit there was no water, but only mud, and Jeremiah sank into the mud.
• Daniel 6:17So the king gave the order and Daniel was brought and thrown into the lions’ den. Now the king spoke to Daniel saying, “May your God, whom you serve continually, deliver you!”
• Matthew 27:60And he laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. Then he rolled a large stone up to the door of the tomb and went away.

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

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