Lamentations 3:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He bentדָּרַ֤ךְ
(da·rach)
1869: to tread, marcha prim. root
His bowקַשְׁתֹּו֙
(kash·tov)
7198: a bowperhaps from qush
And setוַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִי
(vai·ya·tzi·ve·ni,)
5324: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
me as a targetכַּמַּטָּרָ֖א
(kam·mat·ta·ra)
4307: a guard, ward, prison, target, markfrom natar
for the arrow.לַחֵֽץ׃
(la·chetz.)
2671: arrowfrom chatsats


















KJV Lexicon
He hath bent
darak  (daw-rak')
to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending) -- archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk.
his bow
qesheth  (keh'-sheth)
of bending: a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris -- arch(-er), + arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
and set
natsab  (naw-tsab')
to station, in various applications
me as a mark
mattara'  (mat-taw-raw')
a jail (as a guard-house); also an aim (as being closely watched) -- mark, prison.
for the arrow
chets  (khayts)
a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He bent His bow And set me as a target for the arrow.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He strung His bow and set me as the target for His arrow.

International Standard Version
He bent his bow, aiming at me with his arrow.

NET Bible
He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrow.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He has drawn his bow and made me the target for his arrows.

King James 2000 Bible
He has bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
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