Lamentations 3:34
To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
Webster 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 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 die;
Isaiah 14:17That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed its cities; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
Isaiah 51:22Thus saith thy Lord Jehovah, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thy hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs 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 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 blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit in which 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 →