Lamentations 3:3

3 Yes, He repeatedly turns His hand against me all day long.

Lamentations 3:3 Meaning and Commentary

Lamentations 3:3

Surely against me is he turned
As an enemy, who used to be a friend; he has so altered and changed the course of his providence, as if his favour and affections were wholly removed; he has planted his artillery against me, and made me the butt of his arrows: or, "only against me"; so Jarchi; as if he was the only person, or the Jews the only people, so afflicted of God: he turneth his hand [against me] all the day;
to smite with one blow after another, and that continually, without ceasing; so the hand of justice was turned upon Christ, as the surety of his people, and he was smitten and stricken of God; while the hand of grace and mercy was turned upon them; see ( Zechariah 13:7 ) .

Lamentations 3:3 In-Context

1 I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God's wrath.
2 He has driven me away and forced [me] to walk in darkness instead of light.
3 Yes, He repeatedly turns His hand against me all day long.
4 He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.
5 He has laid siege against me, encircling me with bitterness and hardship.
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