Lamentations 3:34
To bruise under one's feet any bound ones of earth,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
In Context
33For He hath not afflicted with His heart, Nor doth He grieve the sons of men.
35To turn aside the judgment of a man, Over-against 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, Leave Thou the sons of death.
Isaiah 14:17He hath made the world as a wilderness, And his cities he hath broken down, Of his bound ones he opened not the house.
Isaiah 51:22Thus said thy Lord Jehovah, and thy God, He pleadeth [for] his people: 'Lo, I have taken out of thy hand the cup of trembling, The goblet, the cup of My fury, Thou dost not add to drink it any more.
Jeremiah 50:33Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Oppressed are the sons of Israel, And the sons of Judah together, And all their captors have kept hold on them, They have refused to send them away.
Zechariah 9:11Also thou — by the blood of thy covenant, I have sent thy prisoners out of the pit, There is no water in it.
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 →