Lamentations
Lamentations 3:12
12He bent His bow
and set me as the target for His arrow.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He bent | דָּרַ֤ךְ | dā·raḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1869 tread, march |
| His bow | קַשְׁתוֹ֙ | qaš·ṯō | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7198 bow |
| and set me | וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִי | way·yaṣ·ṣî·ḇê·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H5324 take one's stand, stand |
| as the target | כַּמַּטָּרָ֖א | kam·maṭ·ṭā·rā | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4307 jail, aim |
| for His arrow | לַחֵֽץ׃ס | la·ḥêṣ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2671 arrow |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 38:2 · Job 7:20 · Lamentations 2:4 · Psalm 7:12–13 · Job 6:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.