Lamentations 3:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.”
Lamentations 3:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Lamentations 3:12 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Lamentations 3:12 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Lamentations 3:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He has bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.”
Lamentations 3:12 — World English Bible
Lamentations 3:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. ”
Lamentations 3:12 — American Standard Version
Lamentations 3:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“He hath trodden His bow, And setteth me up as a mark for an arrow.”
Lamentations 3:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Lamentations 3:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. ”
Lamentations 3:12 — Darby Translation
Lamentations 3:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He hath bent his bow and made me a marke for the arrow.”
Lamentations 3:12 — Geneva Bible
Lamentations 3:12 in Context — Lamentations 3
10 He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
11 He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.
12 He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
13 He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.
14 I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.
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What Does Lamentations 3:12 Mean?
Lamentations 3:12 is a verse from the Book of Lamentations, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Lamentations chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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