Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrows. New Living Translation He has drawn his bow and made me the target for his arrows. English Standard Version he bent his bow and set me as a target for his arrow. Berean Standard Bible He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow. King James Bible He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. New King James Version He has bent His bow And set me up as a target for the arrow. New American Standard Bible He bent His bow And took aim at me as a target for the arrow. NASB 1995 He bent His bow And set me as a target for the arrow. NASB 1977 He bent His bow And set me as a target for the arrow. Legacy Standard Bible He bent His bow And set me as a target for the arrow. Amplified Bible He has bent His bow And set me as a target for the arrow. Christian Standard Bible He strung his bow and set me as the target for his arrow. Holman Christian Standard Bible He strung His bow and set me as the target for His arrow. American Standard Version He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. Contemporary English Version God took careful aim and shot his arrows English Revised Version He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. GOD'S WORD® Translation He has drawn his bow and made me the target for his arrows. Good News Translation He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrows. International Standard Version He bent his bow, aiming at me with his arrow. Majority Standard Bible He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow. NET Bible He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrow. New Heart English Bible He has bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. Webster's Bible Translation He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. World English Bible He has bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe has bent His bow, "" And sets me up as a mark for an arrow. Young's Literal Translation He hath trodden His bow, And setteth me up as a mark for an arrow. Smith's Literal Translation He bent his bow, he will set me up as a mark for the arrow. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleDaleth. He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for his arrows. Catholic Public Domain Version DALETH. He has bent his bow, and he has positioned me like a target for his arrows. New American Bible He bent his bow, and set me up as a target for his arrow. New Revised Standard Version he bent his bow and set me as a mark for his arrow. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe has bent his bow, and set me up as a mark for the arrow. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He filled his bow and he stood me up as the mark for an arrow OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He hath bent His bow, and set me As a mark for the arrow. Brenton Septuagint Translation HE. He has bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jeremiah's Afflictions…11He forced me off my path and tore me to pieces; He left me without help. 12He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow. 13He pierced my kidneys with His arrows.… Cross References Psalm 38:2 For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me. Job 16:12-14 I was at ease, but He shattered me; He seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has set me up as His target; / His archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground. / He breaks me with wound upon wound; He rushes me like a mighty warrior. Psalm 7:12-13 If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow. / He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire. Isaiah 49:2 He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver. Jeremiah 50:9 For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed. Habakkuk 3:9 You brandished Your bow; You called for many arrows. Selah You split the earth with rivers. Psalm 64:7 But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded. Deuteronomy 32:23 I will heap disasters upon them; I will spend My arrows against them. 1 Samuel 20:33 Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him. So Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David. Ezekiel 5:16 When I shower you with the deadly arrows of famine and destruction that I will send to destroy you, I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of food. Psalm 21:12 For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them. Psalm 45:5 Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet. Psalm 11:2 For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart. Psalm 18:14 He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them. Psalm 144:6 Flash forth Your lightning and scatter them; shoot Your arrows and rout them. Treasury of Scripture He has bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. bent Job 6:4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me. Job 7:20 I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself? Job 16:12,13 I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark… Jump to Previous Arrow Arrows Bent Bow Drew Mark Target TroddenJump to Next Arrow Arrows Bent Bow Drew Mark Target TroddenLamentations 3 1. The prophet bewails his own calamities22. By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope 37. He acknowledges God's justice 55. He prays for deliverance 64. And vengeance on his enemies He bent His bow The imagery of God bending a bow is a powerful metaphor that conveys the idea of divine judgment and wrath. In the Hebrew context, the bow is often associated with warfare and the execution of justice. The Hebrew word for "bow" is "קֶשֶׁת" (qeshet), which is frequently used in the Old Testament to symbolize God's power and readiness to act against sin. This phrase suggests that God is actively preparing to deliver judgment. Historically, bows were essential weapons in ancient warfare, and their use in this verse underscores the seriousness of the situation. The bending of the bow indicates a deliberate and purposeful action, reflecting God's sovereign control over the events that unfold. and set me as the target for His arrow Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He bentדָּרַ֤ךְ (dā·raḵ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1869: To tread, to walk, to string a, bow His bow קַשְׁתוֹ֙ (qaš·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7198: A bow, for, shooting, the iris and set me וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִי (way·yaṣ·ṣî·ḇê·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 5324: To take one's stand, stand as the target כַּמַּטָּרָ֖א (kam·maṭ·ṭā·rā) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4307: A guard, ward, prison, target, mark for His arrow. לַחֵֽץ׃ (la·ḥêṣ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2671: A piercer, an arrow, a wound, thunderbolt, the shaft of a, spear Links Lamentations 3:12 NIVLamentations 3:12 NLT Lamentations 3:12 ESV Lamentations 3:12 NASB Lamentations 3:12 KJV Lamentations 3:12 BibleApps.com Lamentations 3:12 Biblia Paralela Lamentations 3:12 Chinese Bible Lamentations 3:12 French Bible Lamentations 3:12 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Lamentations 3:12 He has bent his bow and set (Lam. 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