Lamentations 3:34
LAMED. as if to crush under his feet all the prisoners of the land,
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In The King James Version
To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
In Context
33CAPH. For he has not humiliated from his heart, nor has he thrown aside the sons of men,
35LAMED. as if to turn aside the judgment of a man in the sight of the presence of the Most High,
Cross References
Psalms 79:11Its shadow covered the hills, and its branches covered the cedars of God.
Isaiah 14:17who made the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who would not even open a prison for his prisoners?’”
Isaiah 51:22Thus says your Sovereign, the Lord, and your God, who will fight on behalf of his people: Behold, I have taken the cup of deep sleep from your hand. You shall no longer drink from the bottom of the cup of my indignation.
Jeremiah 50:33Thus says the Lord of hosts: “The sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have endured calumny together. All who have seized them are holding them and refusing to release them.
Zechariah 9:11You, likewise, by the blood of your testimony, have sent forth your prisoners from the pit, 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 →