The Meaning of Lamentations 3:12 Explained

Lamentations 3:12

KJV: He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.

YLT: He hath trodden His bow, And setteth me up as a mark for an arrow.

Darby: He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.

ASV: He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He hath bent  his bow,  and set  me as a mark  for the arrow. 

What does Lamentations 3:12 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Lamentations 3

1  The prophet bewails his own calamities
22  By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope
37  He acknowledges God's justice
55  He prays for deliverance
64  And vengeance on his enemies

What do the individual words in Lamentations 3:12 mean?

He has bent His bow and set me up as a target for the arrow -
דָּרַ֤ךְ קַשְׁתוֹ֙‪‬‪‬ וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִי כַּמַּטָּרָ֖א לַחֵֽץ ס

דָּרַ֤ךְ  He  has  bent 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: דָּרַךְ  
Sense: to tread, bend, lead, march.
קַשְׁתוֹ֙‪‬‪‬  His  bow 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: קֶשֶׁת  
Sense: bow.
וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִי  and  set  me  up 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: הֻצַּב 
Sense: to stand, take one’s stand, stand upright, be set (over), establish.
כַּמַּטָּרָ֖א  as  a  target 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: מַטָּרָה  
Sense: guard, ward, prison, mark, target.
לַחֵֽץ  for  the  arrow 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֵץ  
Sense: arrow.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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