Lamentations 3:12
He hath bent His keshet, 1 and set me as a target for the khetz (arrow). 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
In Context
11He hath turned aside the darkhei of mine, and pulled me in pieces; 1 He hath made me desolate. 1
13He hath caused the arrows of His quiver 1 to enter into my organs. 1
Cross References
Job 6:4For the khitzim (arrows) of Shaddai are in me, 1 the poison whereof drinketh my ruach; 1 the terrors of Eloah do set themselves in array against me. 1
Job 16:12I was at ease, but He hath shattered me; 1 He hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, 1 and set me up for His mattarah (object of attack, target). 1
Psalms 7:13If He relent not, He will sharpen His cherev; 1 He hath bent His keshet (bow) and made it ready. 1
Lamentations 2:4He hath bent His keshet (bow) like an oyev; 1 He took His stand with His right hand as an adversary, 1 and slaughtered all that were pleasant 1 to the eye in the ohel Bat Tziyon; 1 He poured out His fury like eish. 1
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 →