He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow.Lamentations 3:12
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
דָּרַ֤ךְ קַשְׁתוֹ֙ וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִי כַּמַּטָּרָ֖א לַחֵֽץ׃ ס
- דָּרַ֤ךְda.Rakh“he has bent”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָּרַךְ · “to tread” · Strong's H1869
- קַשְׁתוֹ֙kash.To“bow his”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קֶ֫שֶׁת · “bow” · Strong's H7198
- וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִיvai.ya.tzi.Ve.ni“and he has set up me”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נָצַב · “to stand” · Strong's H5324
- כַּמַּטָּרָ֖אka.ma.ta.Ra'“like <the> target”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מַטָּרָה · “guardhouse” · Strong's H4307H
- לַחֵֽץ׃ סla.Chetz“for <the> arrow”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֵץ · “arrow” · Strong's H2671
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)