Lamentations 3:12
He. He has bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
In Context
11He pursued me after I departed, and brought me to a stand: he has utterly ruined me.
13He has caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.
Cross References
Job 6:4For the arrows of the Lord are in my body, whose violence drinks up my blood: whenever I am going to speak, they pierce me.
Job 16:12When I was at peace he distracted me: he took me by the hair of the head, and plucked it out: he set me up as a mark.
Psalms 7:13If ye will not repent, he will furbish his sword; he has bent his bow, and made it ready.
Lamentations 2:4Daleth. He has bent his bow as an opposing enemy: he has strengthened his right hand as an adversary, and has destroyed all the desirable things of my eyes in the tabernacle of the daughter of Sion: he has poured forth his anger as fire.
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:2-21
The Prophet's Personal Affliction. ( b. c. 588.) 1 I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath. 2 He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light. 3 Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day. 4 My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones. 5 He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail. 6 He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old. 7 He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath… Read the whole commentary →