Lamentations 3:34
In a man's crushing under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
In Context
33For he has no pleasure in troubling and causing grief to the children of men.
35In his turning away the right of a man before the face of the Most High.
Cross References
Psalms 79:11Let the cry of the prisoner come before you; with your strong arm make free the children of death;
Isaiah 14:17Who made the world a waste, overturning its towns; who did not let his prisoners loose from the prison-house.
Isaiah 51:22This is the word of the Lord your master, even your God who takes up the cause of his people: See, I have taken out of your hand the cup which overcomes, even the cup of my wrath; it will not again be given to you:
Jeremiah 50:33This is what the Lord of armies has said: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are crushed down together: all those who took them prisoner keep them in a tight grip; they will not let them go.
Zechariah 9:11And as for you, because of the blood of your agreement, I have sent out your prisoners from the deep hole in which there is no water.
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:22-37
Words of Comfort to Israel; The Benefit of Afflictions; Comfort to the Afflicted. ( b. c. 588.) 21 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. 22 It is of the Lord 's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. 24 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. 25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. 26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the… Read the whole commentary →