Lamentations 3:52

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Hunted me sore as a bird have my enemies without cause.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 35:7 : 7 For without cause they hid for me their netpit, Without cause they digged for my soul.
  • Ps 35:19 : 19 Mine enemies rejoice not over me `with' falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye.
  • Ps 69:4 : 4 Those hating me without cause Have been more than the hairs of my head, Mighty have been my destroyers, My lying enemies, That which I took not away -- I bring back.
  • Ps 109:3 : 3 They have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.
  • Ps 119:161 : 161 `Shin.' Princes have pursued me without cause, And because of Thy words was my heart afraid.
  • Jer 37:15-16 : 15 and the heads are wroth against Jeremiah, and have smitten him, and put him in the prison-house -- the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it they had made for a prison-house. 16 When Jeremiah hath entered into the house of the dungeon, and unto the cells, then Jeremiah dwelleth there many days,
  • Jer 37:18 : 18 And Jeremiah saith unto the king Zedekiah, `What have I sinned against thee, and against thy servants, and against this people, that ye have given me unto a prison-house?
  • Jer 38:4-6 : 4 And the heads say unto the king, `Let, we pray thee, this man be put to death, because that he is making feeble the hands of the men of war, who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking unto them according to these words, for this man is not seeking for the peace of this people, but for its evil.' 5 And the king Zedekiah saith, `Lo, he `is' in your hand: for the king is not able for you `in' anything.' 6 And they take Jeremiah, and cast him into the pit of Malchiah son of the king, that `is' in the court of the prison, and they send down Jeremiah with cords; and in the pit there is no water, but mire, and Jeremiah sinketh in the mire.
  • John 15:25 : 25 but -- that the word may be fulfilled that was written in their law -- They hated me without a cause.
  • 1 Sam 24:10-15 : 10 Lo, this day have thine eyes seen how that Jehovah hath given thee to-day into my hand in the cave; and `one' said to slay thee, and `mine eye' hath pity on thee, and I say, I do not put forth my hand against my lord, for the anointed of Jehovah he `is'. 11 `And, my father, see, yea see the skirt of thine upper robe in my hand; for by cutting off the skirt of thy upper robe, and I have not slain thee, know and see that there is not in my hand evil and transgression, and I have not sinned against thee, and thou art hunting my soul to take it! 12 `Jehovah doth judge between me and thee, and Jehovah hath avenged me of thee, and my hand is not on thee; 13 as saith the simile of the ancients, From the wicked goeth out wickedness, and my hand is not on thee. 14 `After whom hath the king of Israel come out? after whom art thou pursuing? -- after a dead dog! after one flea! 15 And Jehovah hath been for judge, and hath judged between me and thee, yea, he seeth and pleadeth my cause, and doth deliver me out of thy hand.'
  • 1 Sam 25:28-29 : 28 `Bear, I pray thee, with the transgression of thy handmaid, for Jehovah doth certainly make to my lord a stedfast house; for the battles of Jehovah hath my lord fought, and evil is not found in thee `all' thy days. 29 And man riseth to pursue thee and to seek thy soul, and the soul of my lord hath been bound in the bundle of life with Jehovah thy God; as to the soul of thine enemies, He doth sling them out in the midst of the hollow of the sling.
  • 1 Sam 26:18-20 : 18 and he saith, `Why `is' this -- my lord is pursuing after his servant? for what have I done, and what `is' in my hand evil? 19 And, now, let, I pray thee, my lord the king hear the words of his servant: if Jehovah hath moved thee against me, let Him accept a present; and if the sons of men -- cursed `are' they before Jehovah, for they have cast me out to-day from being admitted into the inheritance of Jehovah, saying, Go, serve other gods. 20 `And now, let not my blood fall to the earth over-against the face of Jehovah, for the king of Israel hath come out to seek one flea, as `one' pursueth the partridge in mountains.'
  • Ps 11:1 : 1 To the Overseer. -- By David. In Jehovah I trusted, how say ye to my soul, `They moved `to' Thy mountain for the bird?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 53They have cut off in a pit my life, And they cast a stone against me.

  • 3They have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.

  • 7For without cause they hid for me their netpit, Without cause they digged for my soul.

  • 8All the day mine enemies reproached me, Those mad at me have sworn against me.

  • 3Because of the voice of an enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked, For they cause sorrow to move against me, And in anger they hate me.

  • 4Those hating me without cause Have been more than the hairs of my head, Mighty have been my destroyers, My lying enemies, That which I took not away -- I bring back.

  • 19Mine enemies rejoice not over me `with' falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye.

  • 19And mine enemies `are' lively, They have been strong, and those hating me without cause, Have been multiplied.

  • 19See my enemies, for they have been many, And with violent hatred they have hated me.

  • 10For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together,

  • 11Among all mine adversaries I have been a reproach, And to my neighbours exceedingly, And a fear to mine acquaintances, Those seeing me without -- fled from me.

  • 19Swifter have been our pursuers, Than the eagles of the heavens, On the mountains they have burned `after' us, In the wilderness they have laid wait for us.

  • 9From the face of the wicked who spoiled me. Mine enemies in soul go round against me.

  • 51My eye affecteth my soul, Because of all the daughters of my city.

  • 3For an enemy hath pursued my soul, He hath bruised to the earth my life, He hath caused me to dwell in dark places, As the dead of old.

  • 3For strangers have risen up against me And terrible ones have sought my soul, They have not set God before them. Selah.

  • 12And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.

  • Ps 56:5-6
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    5All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts `are' for evil,

    6They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.

  • Job 16:9-10
    2 verses
    73%

    9His anger hath torn, and he hateth me, He hath gnashed at me with his teeth, My adversary sharpeneth his eyes for me.

    10They have gaped on me with their mouth, In reproach they have smitten my cheeks, Together against me they set themselves.

  • Ps 7:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,

    5An enemy pursueth my soul, and overtaketh, And treadeth down to the earth my life, And my honour placeth in the dust. Selah.

  • 11My ways He is turning aside, and He pulleth me in pieces, He hath made me a desolation.

  • 2Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many `are' fighting against me, O most High,

  • 3For, lo, they laid wait for my soul, Assembled against me are strong ones, Not my transgression nor my sin, O Jehovah.

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    7Old from provocation is mine eye, It is old because of all mine adversaries,

  • 15And -- in my halting they have rejoiced, And have been gathered together, Gathered against me were the smiters, And I have not known, They have rent, and they have not ceased;

  • 21They have heard that I have sighed, There is no comforter for me, All my enemies have heard of my calamity, They have rejoiced that Thou hast done `it', Thou hast brought in the day Thou hast called, And they are like to me.

  • Jer 12:8-9
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    8Mine inheritance hath been to Me as a lion in a forest, She gave forth against Me with her voice, Therefore I have hated her.

    9A speckled fowl `is' Mine inheritance to Me? Is the fowl round about against her? Come, assemble, every beast of the field, Come ye for food.

  • 13They have broken down my path, By my calamity they profit, `He hath no helper.'

  • 11Because His cord He loosed and afflicteth me, And the bridle from before me, They have cast away.

  • 10Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,

  • 11And He kindleth against me His anger, And reckoneth me to Him as His adversaries.

  • 14As a crane -- a swallow -- so I chatter, I mourn as a dove, Drawn up have been mine eyes on high, O Jehovah, oppression `is' on me, be my surety.

  • 5He hath built up against me, And setteth round poverty and weariness.

  • 2When evil doers come near to me to eat my flesh, My adversaries and mine enemies to me, They have stumbled and fallen.

  • 13From above He hath sent fire into my bone, And it subdueth it, He hath spread a net for my feet, He hath turned me backward, He hath made me desolate -- all the day sick.

  • 13They have opened against me their mouth, A lion tearing and roaring.

  • 10With a sword in my bones Have mine adversaries reproached me, In their saying unto me all the day, `Where `is' thy God?'

  • 22A cry is heard from their houses, For Thou bringest against them suddenly a troop, For they dug a pit to capture me, And snares they have hidden for my feet.

  • 37I pursue mine enemies, and overtake them, And turn back not till they are consumed.

  • 5Mine enemies say evil of me: When he dieth -- his name hath perished!

  • 22`With' perfect hatred I have hated them, Enemies they have become to me.

  • 6A net they have prepared for my steps, Bowed down hath my soul, They have digged before me a pit, They have fallen into its midst. Selah.

  • 19Abominate me do all the men of my counsel, And those I have loved, Have been turned against me.

  • 3When my spirit hath been feeble in me, Then Thou hast known my path; In the way `in' which I walk, They have hid a snare for me.

  • 4Lest mine enemy say, `I overcame him,' Mine adversaries joy when I am moved.

  • 161`Shin.' Princes have pursued me without cause, And because of Thy words was my heart afraid.