Lamentations 3:12
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. | He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow. | He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| he has bent | דָּרַ֤ךְ | da-RAKH | H1869 | to treadדָּרַךְ (da.rakh) 1) to tread, bend, lead, march 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tread, march, march forth 1a2) to tread on, tread upon 1a3) to tread (a press) 1a4) to tread (bend) a bow 1a5) archer, bow-benders (participle) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to tread, tread down 1b2) to tread (bend with the foot) a bow 1b3) to cause to go, lead, march, tread |
| bow his | קַשְׁתוֹ֙ | kash-TO | H7198 | bowקֶ֫שֶׁת (qe.shet) 1) bow 1a) bow (for hunting, battle) 1b) bowmen, archers 1c) bow (fig. of might) 1d) rainbow |
| and he has set up me | וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִי | vai-ya-tzi-VE-ni | H5324 | to standנָצַב (na.tsav) 1) to stand, take one's stand, stand upright, be set (over), establish 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to station oneself, take one's stand 1a2) to stand, be stationed 1a3) to stand, take an upright position 1a4) to be stationed, be appointed 1a5) deputy, prefect, appointed, deputed (subst) 1a6) to stand firm 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to station, set 1b2) to set up, erect 1b3) to cause to stand erect 1b4) to fix, establish 1c) (Hophal) to be fixed, be determined, be stationary |
| like the target | כַּמַּטָּרָ֖א | ka-ma-ta-RA' | H4307H | guardhouseמַטָּרָה (mat.ta.rah) 1) guard, ward, prison, mark, target 1a) guard, ward, prison 1b) target, mark (fig. of chastisement) |
| for the arrow | לַחֵֽץ׃ ס | la-CHETZ | H2671 | arrowחֵץ (chets) arrow |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.