Lamentations 3:47
in Lamentations 3Panic and pitfall have come upon us—devastation and destruction.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Fear and the pit are come upon us, devastation and destruction.
KJV
Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.
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This verse in Lamentations 3
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThe record, by era
The Medieval Church1 voice
Benevolence on the enemy's part, excitement against indications of evil inflicted by the enemy, are here viewed. First is noticed the preparation for capturing, second, the captivity itself. To the idea, preparation for capturing, three more references are made. First is the enemies' preparation: "All …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Fear and a snare is come upon us,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Fear and a snare - See on Jer 48:13 (note).
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| פַּ֧חַד | pachad | terror | H6343 → | |
| וָפַ֛חַת | vafachat | and a pit | H6354 → | |
| הָ֥יָה | hayah | it has happened | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| לָ֖נוּ | lanu | to us | ||
| הַשֵּׁ֥את | hashet | <the> devastation | H7612 → | |
| וְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃ | vehashaver | and <the> brokenness | H7667 → | 45 times |
פַּ֧חַדterror
pachadH6343 →
וָפַ֛חַתand a pit
vafachatH6354 →
הָ֥יָהit has happened
hayahH1961 →3559 times
לָ֖נוּto us
lanu
הַשֵּׁ֥את<the> devastation
hashetH7612 →
וְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃and <the> brokenness
vehashaverH7667 →45 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Lamentations 1:4The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to her appointed feasts. All her gates are deserted; her priests groan, her maidens grieve, and she herself is bitter with anguish.
it leads to
- Joel 1:8–13
Wail like a virgin dressed in sackcloth, grieving for the husband of her youth.
- Jeremiah 9:11
“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals; and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”
- Jeremiah 10:22
Listen! The sound of a report is coming— a great commotion from the land to the north. The cities of Judah will be made a desolation, a haunt for jackals.
- Jeremiah 14:2
“Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 24:4–6
The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and fades; the exalted of the earth waste away.
- Joel 1:8–13
Through
Isaiah 51:19These pairs have befallen you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? Who can comfort you?
it leads to
- Isaiah 47:9
These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the…
- Amos 7:2
And when the locusts had eaten every green plant in the land, I said, “Lord GOD, please forgive! How will Jacob survive, since he is so small?”
- Isaiah 47:9
Through
Luke 21:35For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.
it leads to
- Revelation 16:15
“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
- Revelation 16:15
Where this verse is studied
About Lamentations

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Lamentations.
