Lamentations 3:52

52 TSADE. The fowlers chased me as a sparrow, all mine enemies destroyed my life in a pit without cause,

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 look down, and behold from heaven.

51 Mine eye shall prey upon my soul, because of all the daughters of the city.

52 TSADE. The fowlers chased me as a sparrow, all mine enemies destroyed my life in a pit without cause,

53 and laid a stone upon me.

54 Water flowed over my head: I said, I am cut off.