Lamentations 3:12

12 He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrows.

Lamentations 3:12 in Other Translations

12 He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.

12 he bent his bow and set me as a target for his arrow.

12 He has drawn his bow and made me the target for his arrows.

12 He took out his bow and arrows and used me for target practice.

12 He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow.

Lamentations 3:12 Meaning and Commentary

Lamentations 3:12

He hath bent his bow
Which is put for all the instruments, of war; the Chaldeans were archers, and shot their arrows into the city: and set me as a mark for the arrow;
as a target to shoot at; signifying that God dealt with him, or his people, as enemies, the object of his wrath and indignation; and if he directed his arrow against them, it must needs hit them; there was no escaping his vengeance; see ( Job 7:20 ) ( 16:12 ) .

Lamentations 3:12 In-Context

10 Like a bear lying in wait, like a lion in hiding,

11 he dragged me from the path and mangled me and left me without help.

12 He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrows.

13 He pierced my heart with arrows from his quiver.

14 I became the laughingstock of all my people; they mock me in song all day long.

Cross References

• 1. S Lamentations 2:4
• 2. Job 7:20
• 3. S Job 16:12; Psalms 7:12-13; Psalms 38:2