Lamentations 3:13
New International Version
He pierced my heart with arrows from his quiver.

New Living Translation
He shot his arrows deep into my heart.

English Standard Version
He drove into my kidneys the arrows of his quiver;

Berean Standard Bible
He pierced my kidneys with His arrows.

King James Bible
He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.

New King James Version
He has caused the arrows of His quiver To pierce my loins.

New American Standard Bible
He made the arrows of His quiver Enter my inward parts.

NASB 1995
He made the arrows of His quiver To enter into my inward parts.

NASB 1977
He made the arrows of His quiver To enter into my inward parts.

Legacy Standard Bible
He made the arrows of His quiver To enter into my inward parts.

Amplified Bible
He has caused the arrows of His quiver To enter my inner parts.

Christian Standard Bible
He pierced my kidneys with shafts from his quiver.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He pierced my kidneys with His arrows.

American Standard Version
He hath caused the shafts of his quiver to enter into my reins.

Contemporary English Version
straight through my heart.

English Revised Version
He hath caused the shafts of his quiver to enter into my reins.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He has shot the arrows from his quiver into my heart.

Good News Translation
He shot his arrows deep into my body.

International Standard Version
He caused his war arrows to pierce my vital organs.

Majority Standard Bible
He pierced my kidneys with His arrows.

NET Bible
He shot his arrows into my heart.

New Heart English Bible
He has caused the arrows of his quiver to pierce my inward parts.

Webster's Bible Translation
He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.

World English Bible
He has caused the shafts of his quiver to enter into my kidneys.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
He has caused to enter into my reins "" The sons of His quiver.

Young's Literal Translation
He hath caused to enter into my reins The sons of His quiver.

Smith's Literal Translation
He brought the sons of his quiver into my reins.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He. He hath shot into my reins the daughters of his quiver.

Catholic Public Domain Version
HE. He has shot into my kidneys the daughters of his quiver.

New American Bible
He pierced my kidneys with shafts from his quiver.

New Revised Standard Version
He shot into my vitals the arrows of his quiver;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Behold, he has caused his arrows to enter into my reins.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
He Behold, he has brought his arrows into my kidneys
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
He hath caused the arrows of His quiver To enter into my reins.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
He has caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.

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Context
Jeremiah's Afflictions
12He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow. 13He pierced my kidneys with His arrows. 14I am a laughingstock to all my people; they mock me in song all day long.…

Cross References
Psalm 38:2
For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.

Job 6:4
For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

Psalm 7:12-13
If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow. / He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.

Jeremiah 9:8
Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.

Psalm 64:3
who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

Job 16:12-14
I was at ease, but He shattered me; He seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has set me up as His target; / His archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground. / He breaks me with wound upon wound; He rushes me like a mighty warrior.

Psalm 45:5
Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.

Isaiah 49:2
He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver.

Psalm 57:4
My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts—with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

Psalm 120:4
Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!

Habakkuk 3:11
Sun and moon stood still in their places at the flash of Your flying arrows, at the brightness of Your shining spear.

Ephesians 6:16
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Revelation 6:2
So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer.

1 Peter 4:12-13
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. / But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory.


Treasury of Scripture

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22. By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope
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He pierced
The Hebrew word used here is "בָּרַח" (barach), which means to shoot or to pierce. This imagery of piercing is often used in the Bible to describe deep emotional or spiritual pain. In the context of Lamentations, it reflects the profound suffering and anguish experienced by the people of Jerusalem during the Babylonian siege. The act of piercing suggests a deliberate and targeted action, indicating that the suffering is not random but allowed by God for a purpose. This can be seen as a call to introspection and repentance, urging believers to seek God even in times of deep distress.

my kidneys
In Hebrew thought, the kidneys (כִּלְיָה, kilyah) were considered the seat of emotion and conscience, much like the heart is viewed in modern Western thought. The piercing of the kidneys symbolizes a deep, personal affliction that affects the innermost being of a person. This metaphor highlights the intensity of the suffering, suggesting that it reaches the core of one's identity and emotional life. For the believer, this can be a reminder that God is intimately aware of our deepest struggles and that He desires to engage with us at the most profound level of our being.

with His arrows
The imagery of arrows (חֵץ, chets) is often used in Scripture to depict judgment or divine discipline. Arrows are precise and can strike from a distance, symbolizing the reach and accuracy of God's corrective measures. In the historical context of Lamentations, the arrows represent the consequences of Israel's disobedience and the resulting exile. However, from a spiritual perspective, these arrows can also be seen as instruments of refinement, used by God to draw His people back to Himself. The believer is encouraged to view trials as opportunities for growth and deeper reliance on God's grace and mercy.

(13) The arrows of his quiver.--Literally, children. The other side of the analogy appears in Psalm 127:5.

Verse 13. - This verse seems strangely short - it consists of only four words in the Hebrew, Probably something like "his weapons," or "the weapons of death" (Psalm 7:13), has fallen out. Restore them, and the verse becomes a two-membered one, like its companions. To enter into my reins. So Job (Job 16:12), "He cleaveth my reins asunder." "Reins," equivalent to "inward parts," like "heart," with which it is often combined; e.g. Jeremiah 11:20; Jeremiah 17:10; Jeremiah 20:12.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He pierced
הֵבִיא֙ (hê·ḇî)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

my kidneys
בְּכִלְיוֹתָ֔י (bə·ḵil·yō·w·ṯāy)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3629: A kidney, the mind

with His arrows.
בְּנֵ֖י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son


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