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

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

He hath bent his bow,.... Which is put for all the instruments, of war; the Chaldeans were archers, and shot their arrows into the city: and set me as a

mark for the arrow; as a target to shoot at; signifying that God dealt with him, or his people, as enemies, the object of his wrath and indignation; and if he directed his arrow against them, it must needs hit them; there was no escaping his vengeance; see Job 7:20 .

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (5 words)

H1869 דָּרַךְ
Definition:

176t.; 3 feminine singularדָּֽרְכָהJoshua 14:9; 2masculine singularדָּרַכְתָּHabakkuk 3:15; 1singularדָּרַכְתִּיIsaiah 63:3;Zechariah 9:13; pluralדָּֽרְכוּJob 22:153t.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִדְ 176t.; 3 feminine singularדָּֽרְכָהJoshua 14:9; 2masculine singularדָּרַכְתָּHabakkuk 3:15; 1singularדָּרַכְתִּיIsaiah 63:3;Zechariah 9:13; pluralדָּֽרְכוּJob 22:153t.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִדְ

Possible Meanings:
  • way (semantic_range)
  • road (semantic_range)
  • distance (semantic_range)
  • journey (semantic_range)
  • manner (semantic_range)
H7198 קֶשֶׁת
Definition:

14(apparentlymasculine2 Samuel 1:22but see AlbrZAW xvi (1896) 91)bow(originally √ perhapsקושׁ, meaning unknown; Late Hebrewid.; Assyrian‡aštu; EthiopicArabicplural,etc.;ᵑ7and (קַשְׁתָּאand (טforתafter 14(apparentlymasculine2 Samuel 1:22but see AlbrZAW xvi (1896) 91)bow(originally √ perhapsקושׁ, meaning unknown; Late Hebrewid.; Assyrian‡aštu; EthiopicArabicplural,etc.;ᵑ7and (קַשְׁתָּאand (טforתafter

Possible Meanings:
  • bowman (semantic_range)
H5324 נָצַב
Definition:

8dubious; perhaps textual error; seeנצב.הַצָּלָהsee belowנצל.נָצַבverbNiph`altake one's stand, stand(Late Hebrewנִצָּבid.(rare),הַצָּבָהnountaking a stand; Phoenician (Punic)נצב,מנצבת,מצבתmonumentLzb3 8dubious; perhaps textual error; seeנצב.הַצָּלָהsee belowנצל.נָצַבverbNiph`altake one's stand, stand(Late Hebrewנִצָּבid.(rare),הַצָּבָהnountaking a stand; Phoenician (Punic)נצב,מנצבת,מצבתmonumentLzb3

Possible Meanings:
  • haft (semantic_range)
  • hilt (semantic_range)
  • prefect (semantic_range)
  • deputy (semantic_range)
H4307 מַטָּרָא
Definition:

12)מַטָּרָאnoun feminine 1.guard, ward, prisonNehemiah 3:25.2target, mark(askeptin the eye,watched, compareנָצַרProverbs 23:26, andσκόπος(watcher, mark) fromσκέπτομαι; perhaps Nabataean [רתא]מטLzb323) 12)מַטָּרָאnoun feminine 1.guard, ward, prisonNehemiah 3:25.2target, mark(askeptin the eye,watched, compareנָצַרProverbs 23:26, andσκόπος(watcher, mark) fromσκέπτομαι; perhaps Nabataean [רתא]מטLzb323)

H2671 חֵץ
Definition:

20arrow, mostly in poetry and prophets (compareחֵצִיabove belowחצה) — absolute׳חPsalm 91:59t. +1 Samuel 17:7Kt (Qrעֵץq. v.); constructid.2 Kings 1;2 Kings 3:17;2 Kings 13:17; suffixחִצִּיJob 34:6,חִצּ 20arrow, mostly in poetry and prophets (compareחֵצִיabove belowחצה) — absolute׳חPsalm 91:59t. +1 Samuel 17:7Kt (Qrעֵץq. v.); constructid.2 Kings 1;2 Kings 3:17;2 Kings 13:17; suffixחִצִּיJob 34:6,חִצּ

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