Lamentations 3:12

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

Cross-reference

Lamentations 2:4 uses the same 'bent his bow' image to describe God as an enemy — reinforcing the metaphor of divine judgment through archery.

Job 6:4 Parallel

Job 6:4 describes the arrows of the Almighty within him, directly paralleling the bow drawn here.

Job 7:20 Allusion

Job 7:20 asks why God set him as a mark—identical language to being set as a target in this verse.

Job 16:12 Parallel

Job 16:12 says God set him up for his mark, using the same target imagery as this verse.

Job 16:13 Parallel

Job 16:13 mentions archers surrounding him, continuing the arrow imagery begun in this verse.

Psalm 7:12 Allusion

Psalm 7:12 uses the same 'bent his bow' imagery to describe God's readiness to judge the unrepentant — here the speaker is personally targeted.

Psalm 38:2 Parallel

Psalm 38:2 also speaks of God's arrows sinking into the psalmist — the same experience of divine judgment through arrows.

Psalm 21:12 Contrast

Psalm 21:12 shows God aiming bows at enemies — opposite of Lamentations where the speaker is the target. Same metaphor, different direction.

Psalm 64:7 Contrast

Psalm 64:7 describes God shooting arrows at the wicked — a reversal of Lamentations where the arrow is aimed at the speaker.

Psalm 91:5 Contrast

Psalm 91:5 promises protection from the 'arrow that flies by day' — in contrast to Lamentations where the arrow strikes the speaker.

Ezekiel 5:16 speaks of God sending 'deadly arrows of famine' — a similar concept of arrows as divine judgment, here targeting with starvation.