Lamentations 3:34
To crush under His feet 1 kol asirei eretz (all the prisoners of the earth), 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
In Context
33For He doth not afflict willingly 1 nor bring grief to Bnei Ish. 1
35To turn aside the mishpat gever (the right of a man) 1 before the face of Elyon, 1
Cross References
Psalms 79:11Let the groaning of the asir (prisoner) come before Thee; 1 according to the greatness of Thy Zero'a 1 preserve Thou those that are Bnei Temutah (sons of death); + 79:11 i.e., appointed to die, doomed to die 1
Isaiah 14:17That made the tevel (world) like a midbar (desert), 1 and overthrew the towns thereof; 1 that would not release his prisoners to go home? 1
Isaiah 51:22Thus saith thy L-rd Hashem, 1 and thy G-d that pleadeth the cause of His people: 1 Hinei, I have taken out of thine yad 1 the Kos HaTarelah (Cup of Reeling, the Cup that causes reeling), 1 even the dregs of the cup of My fury; 1 thou shalt no more drink it again; 1
Jeremiah 50:33Thus saith Hashem Tzva'os: The Bnei Yisroel and the Bnei Yehudah were oppressed together; and all that took them captives held them fast; they refused to let them go.
Zechariah 9:11As for thee also, by the dahm of thy Brit 1 I release thy prisoners 1 out of the pit wherein is no mayim. + 9:11 T.N. Notice the blood of the Covenant is essential to Israelʼs Orthodox faith 1
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 →