Lamentations 3:47
Fear and wrath are come upon us, 1 Suspense and destruction. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.
In Context
46All our enemies have opened their mouth against us. 1
48Mine eye shall pour down torrents of water, 1 For the destruction of the daughter of my people. 1
Cross References
Isaiah 24:18And it shall come to pass, that he that flees from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that comes up out of the pit shall be caught by the snare: for windows have been opened in heaven, and the foundations of the earth shall be shaken,
Lamentations 1:13He has sent fire from his lofty habitation, 1 He has brought it into my bones: 1 He has spread a net for my feet, 1 He has turned me back: 1 He has made me desolate 1 And mourning all the day. 1
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:43-55
Complaining to God. ( b. c. 588.) 42 We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned. 43 Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied. 44 Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through. 45 Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people. 46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us. 47 Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction. 48 Mine eye runneth down with rivers of… Read the whole commentary →