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Lamentations Chapter 3 verse 12 Holy Bible

ASV Lamentations 3:12

He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
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BBE Lamentations 3:12

With his bow bent, he has made me the mark for his arrows.
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DARBY Lamentations 3:12

He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
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KJV Lamentations 3:12

He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
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WBT Lamentations 3:12

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WEB Lamentations 3:12

He has bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
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YLT Lamentations 3:12

He hath trodden His bow, And setteth me up as a mark for an arrow.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 12. - Set me as a mark. Precisely as Job complains of Jehovah, "He hath set me up for his mark" (Job 16:13).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) He hath bent his bow.--(Comp. Job 16:12.) The figure is changed, but there is a natural sequence of thought. The lion suggests the huntsman. but he appears on the scene not to save the victim, but to complete the work of destruction.