Lamentations 3:34
Lamed. To bring down under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
In Context
33He has not answered in anger from his heart, though he has brought low the children of a man.
35to turn aside the judgment of a man before the face of the Most High,
Cross References
Psalms 79:11Its shadow covered the mountains, and its shoots equalled the + 79:11 Gr. Cedars of God, see Gen. 30. 8; Jon. 3. 3; Acts 7. 20.goodly cedars.
Isaiah 14:17that made the whole world desolate, and destroyed its cities; he loosed not those who were in captivity.
Isaiah 51:22thus saith the Lord God that judges his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of calamity, the cup of my wrath; and thou shalt not drink it any more.
Zechariah 9:11And thou by the blood of thy covenant hast sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit that has 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 →