Lamentations 3:34
To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
In Context
33For he doth not afflict of his own will, and aggrieve the children of men.
35To pervert the justice [due to man] before the face of the Most High.
Cross References
Psalms 79:11Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee: according to the greatness of thy almighty power preserve thou those that are doomed to death;
Isaiah 14:17That rendered the world as a wilderness, and pulled down its cities: never opened the prison-house of his prisoners?”
Isaiah 51:22Thus hath said thy Lord, the Eternal, and thy God, who will ever plead for his people, Behold, I have taken out of thy hand the cup of confusion, the deep cup of my fury: thou shalt never more drink it again.
Jeremiah 50:33Thus hath said the Lord of hosts, The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together: and all that took them captive hold them fast; they refuse to dismiss them.
Zechariah 9:11As for thee also, because of the blood of thy covenant, do I send forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein 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 →