Lamentations 3:12
He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
Context
This verse from Lamentations Chapter 3 connects to 8 cross-references. The central and longest lament shifts to first-person male singular. The man has seen affliction under the rod of God's wrath — led into darkness with no light, his flesh wasted, his way blocked with hewn stone. The famous pivot: …
Autres traductions
He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
He hath trodden His bow, And setteth me up as a mark for an arrow.
With his bow bent, he has made me the mark for his arrows.
Références croisées
His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall …
I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken …
I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as …
For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God …
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all …