Lamentations 3:34
To crush, under his feet, any of the prisoners of the earth;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
In Context
33Surely he hath not afflicted from his heart, nor caused sorrow to the sons of men.
35To turn aside the right of a man, before the face of the Most High;
Cross References
Psalms 79:11Let the groaning of the prisoner, come in before thee,—According to the greatness of thine arm, Set free them who are appointed to death.
Isaiah 14:17Who made the world like a desert? And its cities, brake down? Its prisoners, he loosed not, Each one to his home?
Isaiah 51:22Thus, saith Thy Lord, Yahweh, Even thy God who pleadeth the cause of his people:—Lo! I have taken, out of thy hand, the cup of confusion,—As for the goblet-cup of mine indignation, Thou shalt not again drink it, any more;
Jeremiah 50:33Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts—Oppressed were the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah, together,—And, all who took them captive, Held them fast Refused to let them go:—
Zechariah 9:11As for thee also,—By the blood of thy covenant, have I sent forth thy prisoners out of a pit, wherein 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 →