15 He has (A)filled me with bitterness,
He has made me drink plenty of wormwood.
16 He has also (B)made my teeth grind with (C)gravel;
He has made me cower in the (D)dust.
17 My soul has been excluded (E)from peace;
I have forgotten [a]happiness.
18 So I say, “My [b]strength has failed,
And so has my (F)hope from the Lord.”

Hope of Relief in God’s Mercy

19 Remember my misery and my homelessness, the (G)wormwood and [c]bitterness.
20 (H)My soul certainly remembers,
And [d]is (I)bent over within me.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 3:17 Lit good
  2. Lamentations 3:18 Or splendor
  3. Lamentations 3:19 Lit poison
  4. Lamentations 3:20 Or bows down

Bible Gateway Recommends