Lamentations 3:13

“He hath caused the arrows of his quiver, etc.] Or, “the sons of his quiver” f57; an usual Hebraism; the quiver is compared, as Aben Ezra observes, to a pregnant woman; and Horace has a like expression, “venenatis gravidam sagittis pharetram” f58; the judgments of God are often signified by this metaphor, even his four sore ones, sword, famine, pestilence, and noisome beast, (<053223>Deuteronomy 32:23,42 <260516>Ezekiel 5:16 14:21); these, says the prophet, he caused to enter into my reins; that is, into the midst of his land and people, or into the city of Jerusalem; or these affected his mind and heart as if so many arrows had stuck in him, the poison of which drank up his spirits,…”

“arrows--literally, "sons" of His quiver (compare Job 6:4).”

“Having dwelt upon the difficulties which hemmed in his path, he now shows that there are dangers attending upon escape. Lamentations 3:11 The meaning is, “God, as a lion, lying in wait, has made me turn aside from my path, but my flight was in vain, for springing upon me from His ambush lie has torn me in pieces.” Desolate - Or, astonied, stupefied that he cannot flee. The word is a favorite one with Jeremiah. Lamentations 3:12 This new simile arises out of the former one, the idea of a hunter being suggested by that of the bear and lion. When the hunter comes, it is not to save him. Lamentations 3:14 Metaphor is dropped, and Jeremiah shows the real nature of the arrows which rankled in him…”

“arrows: Heb. sons, Deu 32:23; Job 6:4, Job 41:28 Lamentations 3:14”