Lamentations 3:12
Lamentations · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.”Lamentations 3:12
What Does Lamentations 3:12 Mean?
Lamentations 3:12 is found in the book of Lamentations, chapter 3, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Lamentations 3:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Job 7:20“I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?”Psalms 38:2“For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.”Psalms 21:12“Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.”Psalms 91:5“Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;”Lamentations 2:4“He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.”Job 6:4“For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.”Psalms 7:12“If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.”Psalms 64:7“But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.”Job 16:12“I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.”Psalms 7:13“He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.”Ezekiel 5:16“When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:”
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