Lamentations 3:34 (YLT)

Passage

To bruise under one's feet any bound ones of earth,

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:32 For though He afflicted, yet He hath pitied, According to the abundance of His kindness.

Lamentations 3:33 For He hath not afflicted with His heart, Nor doth He grieve the sons of men.

Lamentations 3:34 To bruise under one's feet any bound ones of earth,

Lamentations 3:35 To turn aside the judgment of a man, Over-against the face of the Most High,

Lamentations 3:36 To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord hath not approved.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "bruise", "under", "one's", "feet", "bound", "ones", and "earth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bruise" and "under", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "For He hath not afflicted with His..." into verse 35's "To turn aside the judgment of a...", so "bruise" and "under" 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 "bruise" and "under" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.