Lamentations 3:34
To bruise under one’s feet any bound ones of earth,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
In Context
33For He has not afflicted with His heart, || Nor does He grieve the sons of men.
35To turn aside the judgment of a man, || Before the face of the Most High,
Cross References
Psalms 79:11Let the groaning of the prisoner come in before You, || According to the greatness of Your arm, || Leave the sons of death.
Isaiah 14:17He has made the world as a wilderness, || And he has broken down his cities, || He did not open the house of his bound ones.
Isaiah 51:22Thus said your Lord YHWH, and your God, || He pleads [for] His people: “Behold, I have taken the cup of trembling out of your hand, || The goblet, the cup of My fury, || You do not add to drink it anymore.
Jeremiah 50:33Thus said YHWH of Hosts: The sons of Israel are oppressed, || And the sons of Judah together, || And all their captors have kept hold on them, || They have refused to send them away.
Zechariah 9:11Also You—by the blood of Your covenant, || I have sent Your prisoners out of the pit, || There is no water in it.
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 →