They have cut off my life in the dungeon] By casting me into the dungeon. as Psal. 89. 39, 44. or, and cast me into the pit. as Jeremiah 14:2. as is wont to be done with corpses of persons executed. Joshua 10:27.
and cast a stone upon me] Rolled a stone over me, to keep me fast in. Daniel 6:17. Matthew 27:60. or, cast stones on me to slay me. 1 Kings 12:18. 2 Chronicles 24:21. Ezekiel 16:40. or, to overwhelm my body being slain; as with malefactors is not unusuall. Job 7:26. &Job 8:29. 2 Samuel 18:17.