Yēlìmǐāigē 3:47

47 Kǒngjù hé xiàn kēng , cánhaì hé huǐmiè , dōu línjìn wǒmen .

Yēlìmǐāigē 3:47 Meaning and Commentary

Lamentations 3:47

Fear and a snare is come upon us
Or, "fear and a pit" {m}; the fear of failing into the pit of ruin and destruction, on the brink of which they saw themselves; or fear seized us, and caused us to flee; and a snare or pit was prepared for us to fall into; so that there was no escaping hence: desolation and destruction;
desolation or devastation of their land; and destruction of their city and temple; and of multitudes of them by the sword, famine, and pestilence; and the rest carried into captivity, excepting a few left desolate in the land.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 (txpw dxp) "pavor et fovea", Calvin, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius, Michaelis.

Yēlìmǐāigē 3:47 In-Context

45 Nǐ shǐ wǒmen zaì wàn mín zhōng chéngwéi wūhuì hé zhā zǐ .

46 Wǒmen de chóudí dōu xiàng wǒmen dàdà zhāng kǒu .

47 Kǒngjù hé xiàn kēng , cánhaì hé huǐmiè , dōu línjìn wǒmen .

48 Yīn wǒ zhòng mín zāo de huǐmiè , wǒ jiù yǎnleì xià liú rú hé .

49 Wǒde yǎn duō duō liú leì , zǒng bú zhǐxī ,