Lamentations Chapter 3 verse 53 Holy Bible

ASV Lamentations 3:53

They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and have cast a stone upon me.
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BBE Lamentations 3:53

They have put an end to my life in the prison, stoning me with stones.
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DARBY Lamentations 3:53

They have cut off my life in a pit, and cast a stone upon me.
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KJV Lamentations 3:53

They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.
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WBT Lamentations 3:53


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WEB Lamentations 3:53

They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and have cast a stone on me.
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YLT Lamentations 3:53

They have cut off in a pit my life, And they cast a stone against me.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(53) Cast a stone upon me.--The words admit of two meanings: (1) that they cast stones at him; (2) that they placed a stone over the opening of his dungeon so as to prevent escape.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThey droppedצָֽמְת֤וּ (ṣā·mə·ṯū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 6789: To put an end to, exterminateme aliveחַיָּ֔י (ḥay·yāy)Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singularStrong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, lifeinto a pitבַבּוֹר֙ (ḇab·bō·wr)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 953: A pit, cistern, welland castוַיַּדּוּ־ (way·yad·dū-)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 3034: To throw, at, away, to revere, worship, to bemoanstonesאֶ֖בֶן (’e·ḇen)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 68: A stoneat me.בִּֽי׃ (bî)Preposition | first person common singularStrong's Hebrew Jump to PreviousAlive Cast Cut Dungeon End Flung Life Pit Placed Prison Silenced Stone Stones Stoning Threw Tried