Lamentations 3:47
"Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

Fear and a snare is come upon us,.... Or, "fear and a pit" (m); the fear of failing into the pit of ruin and destruction, on the brink of which

they saw themselves; or fear seized us, and caused us to flee; and a snare or pit was prepared for us to fall into; so that there was no escaping hence: desolation and destruction; desolation or devastation of their land; and destruction of their city and temple; and of multitudes of them by the sword, famine, and pestilence; and the rest carried into captivity, excepting a few left desolate in the land. (m) "pavor et fovea", Calvin, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius, Michaelis.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (5 words)

H6343 פַחַד
Definition:

7dread; —׳פabsoluteGenesis 31:42+, construct1 Samuel 11:7+, suffixמַּחְדְּךָDeuteronomy 2:25;Psalm 119:120,מַּחְדּוֺJob 13:11;1 Chronicles 14:17, etc.; pluralמְּחָדִיםJob 15:21: —1dread,׳י׳פ, i.e. bef 7dread; —׳פabsoluteGenesis 31:42+, construct1 Samuel 11:7+, suffixמַּחְדְּךָDeuteronomy 2:25;Psalm 119:120,מַּחְדּוֺJob 13:11;1 Chronicles 14:17, etc.; pluralמְּחָדִיםJob 15:21: —1dread,׳י׳פ, i.e. bef

Possible Meanings:
  • thigh (semantic_range)
H6354 פַחַת
Definition:

17(in2 Samuel 17:9readבְּאַחַד)pit; —׳פabsoluteJeremiah 48:43+,מָּ֑חַתJeremiah 48:28; pluralמְּחָתִים2 Samuel 17:9; —pit,2 Samuel 17:9;2 Samuel 18:17;Jeremiah 48:28(Gie question text); figurative of c 17(in2 Samuel 17:9readבְּאַחַד)pit; —׳פabsoluteJeremiah 48:43+,מָּ֑חַתJeremiah 48:28; pluralמְּחָתִים2 Samuel 17:9; —pit,2 Samuel 17:9;2 Samuel 18:17;Jeremiah 48:28(Gie question text); figurative of c

H1961 הָיָה
Definition:

1+;וְהָיָהconsecutiveGenesis 4:14+; 3 feminine singularהָֽיְתָהGenesis 1:2+;הָיָ֑תָהIsaiah 14:243t.;וְהָֽיְתָהconsecutiveGenesis 9:13+;והית2Kings 9:37 Kt (Qrוְהָֽיְתָה); 2 masculine singularהָיִיתָDeu 1+;וְהָיָהconsecutiveGenesis 4:14+; 3 feminine singularהָֽיְתָהGenesis 1:2+;הָיָ֑תָהIsaiah 14:243t.;וְהָֽיְתָהconsecutiveGenesis 9:13+;והית2Kings 9:37 Kt (Qrוְהָֽיְתָה); 2 masculine singularהָיִיתָDeu

Possible Meanings:
  • fall out (semantic_range)
  • come to pass (semantic_range)
  • become (semantic_range)
  • be (semantic_range)
  • Fall out (semantic_range)
H7612 שֵׁאת
Definition:

47(""הַשָּׁ֑בֶר; but Wecompare Hex. 2, 351, from II.שׁוא,desolation); contracted (according to Thes and most)שֵׁת, inבְּנֵי שֵׁתNumbers 24:17(J)sons of(battle-)din(warriors, =שָׁאוֺןבְּנֵיin ""Jeremia 47(""הַשָּׁ֑בֶר; but Wecompare Hex. 2, 351, from II.שׁוא,desolation); contracted (according to Thes and most)שֵׁת, inבְּנֵי שֵׁתNumbers 24:17(J)sons of(battle-)din(warriors, =שָׁאוֺןבְּנֵיin ""Jeremia

Possible Meanings:
  • devastation (semantic_range)
H7667 שֶׁבֶר
Definition:

5breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash; — absoluteשֶׁבֶרIsaiah 51:19+,שָׁ֑בֶרLamentations 3:47;Proverbs 17:19, constructשֶׁבֶרIsaiah 1:28+,שֵׁבֶרAmos 6:6+; suffixשִׁבְרִיJeremiah 10:19, etc.; pl 5breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash; — absoluteשֶׁבֶרIsaiah 51:19+,שָׁ֑בֶרLamentations 3:47;Proverbs 17:19, constructשֶׁבֶרIsaiah 1:28+,שֵׁבֶרAmos 6:6+; suffixשִׁבְרִיJeremiah 10:19, etc.; pl

Possible Meanings:
  • buy grain (semantic_range)
  • buy grain (semantic_range)
  • sell grain (semantic_range)

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