Lamentations 3:34 (DRB)

Passage

Lamed. To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the land,

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:32 Caph. For if he hath cast off, he will also have mercy, according to the multitude of his mercies.

Lamentations 3:33 Caph. For he hath not willingly afflicted, nor cast off the children of men.

Lamentations 3:34 Lamed. To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the land,

Lamentations 3:35 Lamed. To turn aside the judgment of a man before the face of the most High,

Lamentations 3:36 Lamed. To destroy a man wrongfully in his judgment, the Lord hath not approved.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lamed", "crush", "under", "feet", "prisoners", and "land". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lamed" and "crush", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "Caph For he hath not willingly afflicted..." into verse 35's "Lamed To turn aside the judgment of...", so "lamed" and "crush" belong inside that flow. In Lamentations context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lamed" and "crush" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.