Lamentations 3:13-15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins. Arrows - literally, sons of His quiver (cf. Job 6:4, "The arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit").

Verse 14. I was a derision to all my people, and their song all the day - (Jeremiah 20:7). Their song. Jeremiah herein was a type of Messiah (Psalms 69:12, "I was the song of the drunkards." Compare with "all my people" John 1:11, "He came unto His own, and His own received Him not").

Verse 15. He hath made me drunken with wormwood - fulfilling the prophecy, "Behold, I will feed this people with wormwood" (Jeremiah 9:15); there it is regarded as food-namely, the leaves-here as drink-namely, the juice. [Waw (w)]

Lamentations 3:13-15

13 He hath caused the arrowsa of his quiver to enter into my reins.

14 I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.

15 He hath filled me with bitterness,b he hath made me drunken with wormwood.