Lamentations Chapter 3 · Verse 11
He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.
Original Language Analysis
דְּרָכַ֥י
my ways
H1870
דְּרָכַ֥י
my ways
Strong's:
H1870
Word #:
1 of 5
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Cross References
Hosea 6:1Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.Lamentations 1:13From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
Historical Context
Military conquest dragged people from homes to exile—literal fulfillment of being pulled off the path.
Questions for Reflection
- When life violently changes direction, how do we trust sovereignty?
- How does this image of being hunted and torn apart express the totality of suffering under God's judgment?
- What can believers learn about facing seasons when God seems to have become an adversary?
Analysis & Commentary
God pulls victim off path like predator dragging prey. Total helplessness before divine power. Romans 9:19-21 addresses sovereignty questions.