Lamentations 3:34
To crush under foot all the prisoners of the earth,
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
In Context
33For he doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.
35To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High,
Cross References
Psalms 79:11Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to death;
Isaiah 14:17that made the world as a wilderness, and overthrew the cities thereof; that let not loose his prisoners to their home?
Isaiah 51:22Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of staggering, even the bowl of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:
Jeremiah 50:33Thus saith the LORD of hosts: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together: and all that took them captives hold them fast; they refuse to let them go.
Zechariah 9:11As for thee also, because of the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the 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 →