Lamentations 3:47

Modern

Panic and pitfall have come upon us—devastation and destruction.

Traditional

Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.

Literal

…terror and pitfall have come upon us, desolation and destruction!

Latin

Formido et laqueus facta est nobis vaticinatio, et contritio.

Hebrew

English

Panic and pitfall have come upon us—devastation and destruction.

In this chapter, the author mourns what has happened (Lamentations 3:1–20, 48–54). In this chapter, the author mourns what has happened (Lamentations 3:21–25). He explains how God’s people should respond (Lamentations 3:26–47). Finally, he calls out to the Lord in prayer (Lamentations 3:55–66).

Isaiah 51:19
These pairs have befallen you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? Who can comfort you?
Isaiah 24:17–18
Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.
Jeremiah 48:43–44
Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD.
Lamentations 1:13
He sent fire from on high, and it overpowered my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long.
Lamentations 1:4
The 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.
Lamentations 2:1–9
How the Lord has covered the Daughter of Zion with the cloud of His anger! He has cast the glory of Israel from heaven to earth. He has abandoned His footstool in the day of His anger.
Luke 21:35
For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth.