Lamentations 3:34

New International Reader's Version

Every time people crush prisoners under their feet, the Lord knows all about it.

Cross References

Psalm 102:20

He heard the groans of the prisoners. He set free those who were sentenced to death.”

Psalm 69:33

The Lord hears those who are in need. He doesn’t forget his people in prison.

Psalm 79:11

Listen to the groans of the prisoners. Use your strong arm to save people sentenced to death.

Isaiah 14:17

Did he turn the world into a desert? Did he destroy its cities? Did he refuse to let his prisoners go home?’

Isaiah 49:9

I want you to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out.’ Tell those who are in their dark cells, ‘You are free!’ “On their way home they will eat beside the roads. They will find plenty to eat on every bare hill.

Jeremiah 50:17

“Israel is like a scattered flock that lions have chased away. The first lion that ate them up was the king of Assyria. The last one that broke their bones was Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon.”

Lamentations 3:33

He doesn’t want to bring pain or suffering to anyone.

Lamentations 3:35

When people refuse to give someone what they should, the Most High God knows it.