Lamentations 3:12-14

Amplified Bible

¹²
He has bent His bow
And set me as a target for the arrow.
¹³
He has caused the arrows of His quiver
To enter my inner parts.
¹⁴
I have become the [object of] ridicule to all my people,
And [the subject of] their mocking song all the day.

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Lamentations 3:12-14

King James Version

¹²He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.

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

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

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Lamentations 3:12-14

New International Version

¹²He drew his bow^(A)
and made me the target^(B) for his arrows.^(C)

¹³He pierced^(D) my heart
with arrows from his quiver.^(E)
¹⁴I became the laughingstock^(F) of all my people;^(G)
they mock me in song^(H) all day long.

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Lamentations 3:12-14

English Standard Version

¹²^(A)he bent his bow ^(B)and set me
as a target for his arrow.

¹³He drove into my kidneys
^(C)the arrows of his quiver;
¹⁴^(D)I have become the laughingstock of all my people,^[a]
^(E)the object of their taunts all day long.