Lamentations 3:34
Lamed. To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the land,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
In Context
33Caph. For he hath not willingly afflicted, nor cast off the children of men.
35Lamed. To turn aside the judgment of a man before the face of the most High,
Cross References
Psalms 79:11let the sighing of the prisoners come in before thee. According to the greatness of thy arm, take possession of the children of them that have been put to death.
Isaiah 14:17That made the world a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof, that opened not the prison to his prisoners?
Isaiah 51:22Thus saith thy Sovereign the Lord and thy God, who will fight for his people: Behold I have taken out of thy hand the cup of dead sleep, the dregs of the cup of my indignation, thou shalt not drink it again any more.
Jeremiah 50:33Thus saith the Lord of hosts: The children of Israel, and the children of Juda are oppressed together: all that have taken them captives, hold them fast, they will not let them go.
Zechariah 9:11Thou also by the blood of thy testament hast sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit, wherein 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 →