"To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth," — Lamentations 3:34

Lamentations 3:34 · KJV

“To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,”

— Lamentations 3:34

Verse 33

For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. {willingly: Heb. from his heart}

Verse 35

To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High, {the most High: or, a superior}

Lamentations 3 — Context

But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. {willingly: Heb. from his heart}

To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,

To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High, {the most High: or, a superior}

To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not. {approveth not: or, seeth not}

Cross References

Zechariah 9:11-12

As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein {is} no water. {by...: or, whose covenant is by blood}

Isaiah 51:22-23

Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God {that} pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, {even} the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:

Psalms 102:20

To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death; {those...: Heb. the children of death}

Psalms 69:33

For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.

Isaiah 49:9

That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that {are} in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures {shall be} in all high places.

Jeremiah 51:33-36

For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon {is} like a threshingfloor, {it is} time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come. {it is...: or, in the time that he thresheth her}

Psalms 79:11

Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die; {thy...: Heb. thine arm} {preserve...: Heb. reserve the children of death}

Isaiah 14:17

{That} made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; {that} opened not the house of his prisoners? {opened...: or, did not let his prisoners loose homeward?}