Lamentations 3:52

Tsade

52 For no [apparent] reason, my enemies^[a] hunted me like a bird.^[b]

Lamentations 3:52 Meaning and Commentary

Lamentations 3:52

Mine enemies chased me sore like a bird
That is weak and helpless, fearful and timorous; that flees from place to place when pursued; so it was with the prophet, or rather with the people of the Jews he represents; for here and in the following verses he speaks not only of himself, but of them; who, when they fled out of the city, were chased and pursued by the Chaldeans like a bird, till they were taken; see ( Jeremiah 52:7-9 ) ; without cause;
which may be connected with the word "enemies", so the Targum; who were so without cause; they had done them no injury, to make them their enemies; and without reason pursued and chased them in the manner they did.

Lamentations 3:52 In-Context

50 until the Lord looks down from heaven and sees.

51 My eyes bring me grief because of [the fate of] all the women in my city.

52 For no [apparent] reason, my enemies hunted me like a bird.

53 They dropped me alive into a pit and threw stones at me.

54 Water flooded over my head, and I thought: I'm going to die!

Footnotes

• [a] Or Those who were my enemies for no reason
• [b] Ps 35:7