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Lamentations 3 Free Bible Version

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1 I am the man who has experienced suffering under the rod of God's anger. 2 He has driven me away, forcing me to walk in darkness instead of the light. 3 In fact he hits me again and again all day long. 4 He has worn me out; he has broken me in pieces. 5 He has besieged me, surrounding me with bitterness and misery. 6 He has forced me to live in darkness like those long dead. 7 He has built a wall around me so I can't escape; he has bound me with heavy chains. 8 Even when I keep on crying out for help, he refuses to listen to my prayer. 9 He has put stone blocks in my way and sends me down crooked paths. 10 He is a bear that lies in wait for me, a lion in hiding ready to attack, 11 He dragged me from my path and ripped me to pieces, leaving me helpless. 12 He loaded his bow with an arrow and used me as his target, 13 He shot me in my kidneys with his arrows. 14 Now everyone laughs at me, singing songs that mock me all day long. 15 He has filled me with bitterness; he has filled me up with bitter wormwood. 16 He has broken my teeth with grit; he has trampled me in the dust. 17 Peace has been torn away from me; I've forgotten all that's good in life. 18 That's why I say, “My expectation of a long life is gone, along with all that I hoped for from the Lord. 19 Don't forget everything I've suffered in my wandering, as bitter as wormwood and poison. 20 I certainly haven't forgotten. I remember it all too well, so I sink into depression. 21 But I still hope when I think about this: 22 The trustworthy love of the Lord never ends, and his compassion has no limit. 23 They're new every morning. Lord, you're completely faithful!” 24 “The Lord is all I need,” I tell myself, “so I will put my hope in him.” 25 The Lord is good to those who trust in him, to anyone who seeks to follow him. 26 It is good to wait quietly for the Lord's salvation. 27 It is good for people to learn to patiently bear discipline while they're still young. 28 They should sit by themselves in silence, because it's God who has disciplined them. 29 They should bow low with their faces to the ground, for there may still be hope. 30 They should turn a cheek to someone who wants to slap them; they should take the insults of others. 31 For the Lord won't abandon us forever. 32 Even though he may bring sadness, he shows us mercy because his trustworthy love is so great. 33 For he doesn't willingly hurt people, or cause them grief. 34 Whether it's mistreating all the prisoners of the land, 35 Or denying someone their rights as the Most High watches, 36 Or cheating someone in their legal case—these things the Lord doesn't approve of. 37 Who spoke and it came into existence? Wasn't it the Lord who commanded it? 38 When the Most High speaks it can be a disaster or a blessing. 39 Why should any human being complain about the results of their sins? 40 We should look at ourselves, examine what we're doing, and return to the Lord. 41 Let's not just hold up our hands to God in heaven, but our minds as well, saying, 42 “We are the ones who sinned; we are the ones who rebelled; and you haven't forgiven us!” 43 You have wrapped yourself in anger and chased us down, killing without mercy. You have killed without pity. 44 You have wrapped yourself with a cloud that no prayer can penetrate. 45 You have made us waste and refuse to the nations all around. 46 All our enemies open their mouths to criticize us. 47 We're terrified and trapped, devastated and destroyed. 48 Tears stream from my eyes over the death of my people. 49 My eyes overflow with tears all the time. They won't stop 50 Until the Lord looks down from heaven and sees what's going on. 51 What I've seen torments me because of what's happened to all the women in my city. 52 For no reason my enemies trapped me like a bird. 53 They tried to kill me by tossing me into a pit and throwing stones at me. 54 Water flooded over my head, and I thought I was going to die. 55 I called out for you, Lord, from deep inside the pit. 56 You heard me when I prayed, “Please don't ignore my cry for help.” 57 You came to me when I called you, and you told me, “Don't be afraid!” 58 You have taken my case and defended me; you have saved my life! 59 Lord, you have seen the injustices done to me; please vindicate me! 60 You have observed how vengeful they are and how often they've plotted against me. 61 Lord, you have heard how they've insulted me, and what they've plotted against me, 62 How my enemies talk against me and complain about me all the time! 63 Just look! Whether they're sitting down and or standing up, they go on making fun of me in their songs. 64 Pay them back as they deserve, Lord, for all they've done! 65 Give them a covering for their minds! May your curse be on them! 66 Chase them down in your anger, Lord, and get rid of them from the earth!

Cross references (65)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Psalm 88:7; Job 19:21; Psalm 88:15–16; Isaiah 53:3; Psalm 71:20
  2. 2 Job 30:26; Isaiah 59:9; Amos 5:18–20; Jeremiah 4:23; Jude 13
  3. 3 Isaiah 63:10; Lamentations 2:4–7; Deuteronomy 29:20; Isaiah 1:25; Isaiah 5:25
  4. 4 Psalm 51:8; Isaiah 38:13; Psalm 38:2–8; Jeremiah 50:17; Psalm 31:9–10
  5. 5 Lamentations 3:19; Jeremiah 23:15; Job 19:8; Lamentations 3:7–9; Jeremiah 8:14
  6. 6 Psalm 88:5–6; Psalm 143:3; Psalm 143:7
  7. 7 Job 19:8; Job 3:23; Jeremiah 38:6; Psalm 88:8; Jeremiah 40:4
  8. 8 Job 30:20; Psalm 22:2; Job 19:7; Matthew 27:46; Lamentations 3:44
  9. 9 Isaiah 63:17; Hosea 2:6; Isaiah 30:28; Lamentations 3:11
  10. 10 Hosea 6:1; Psalm 10:9; Amos 5:18–20; Job 10:16; Hosea 5:14
  11. 11 Hosea 6:1; Job 16:12–13; Lamentations 1:13; Daniel 7:23; Jeremiah 19:8
  12. 12 Psalm 38:2; Job 7:20; Lamentations 2:4; Job 6:4; Psalm 7:12–13
  13. 13 Job 6:4; Deuteronomy 32:23; Job 41:28
  14. 14 Jeremiah 20:7; Lamentations 3:63; Psalm 22:6–7; Nehemiah 4:2–4; Psalm 123:3–4
  15. 15 Jeremiah 9:15; Lamentations 3:19; Ruth 1:20; Jeremiah 25:15–18; Isaiah 51:17–22
  16. 16 Proverbs 20:17; Jeremiah 6:26; Psalm 3:7; Psalm 58:6; Luke 11:11
  17. 17 Isaiah 59:11; Genesis 41:30; Lamentations 1:16; Isaiah 38:17; Jeremiah 8:15
  18. 18 Job 17:15; 1 Samuel 27:1; Ezekiel 37:11; Psalm 31:22; Psalm 116:11
  19. 19 Lamentations 3:15; Lamentations 3:5; Job 7:7; Psalm 89:50; Psalm 132:1
  20. 20 Psalm 42:5–6; Psalm 42:11; Job 21:6; Psalm 43:5; Psalm 146:8
  21. 21 Habakkuk 2:3; Psalm 130:7; Psalm 77:7–11; Lamentations 3:24–29; Psalm 119:81
  22. 22 Psalm 86:15; Luke 1:50; Nehemiah 9:31; Micah 7:18–19; Malachi 3:6
  23. 23 Hebrews 10:23; Psalm 30:5; Isaiah 33:2; Psalm 36:5; Psalm 89:33
  24. 24 Psalm 73:26; Psalm 16:5; Psalm 142:5; Lamentations 3:21; Psalm 33:18
  25. 25 Micah 7:7–8; Isaiah 40:31; Psalm 130:5–6; Lamentations 3:26; Psalm 37:34
  26. 26 Psalm 37:7; Psalm 37:34; Psalm 130:5; Genesis 49:18; Hebrews 10:35
  27. 27 Ecclesiastes 12:1; Matthew 11:29–30; Psalm 119:71; Psalm 94:12; Psalm 90:12
  28. 28 Jeremiah 15:17; Lamentations 2:10; Psalm 39:9; Psalm 102:7
  29. 29 Job 40:4; Luke 15:18–19; Jeremiah 31:17; Luke 18:13; Zephaniah 2:3
  30. 30 Isaiah 50:6; Job 16:10; Matthew 5:39; Matthew 26:67; 2 Corinthians 11:20
  31. 31 Psalm 94:14; Psalm 103:8–10; Psalm 77:7; Isaiah 54:7–10; Isaiah 57:16
  32. 32 Psalm 78:38; Psalm 30:5; Psalm 103:11; Hosea 11:8; Judges 10:16
  33. 33 Ezekiel 33:11; Ezekiel 18:32; Hebrews 12:9–10; Isaiah 28:21
  34. 34 Zechariah 9:11–12; Isaiah 51:22–23; Psalm 102:20; Jeremiah 51:33–36; Psalm 69:33
  35. 36 Isaiah 59:15; Habakkuk 1:13; Jeremiah 22:3; 2 Samuel 11:27
  36. 37 Psalm 33:9–11; Proverbs 16:9; Isaiah 46:10; Proverbs 19:21; Proverbs 21:30
  37. 38 Isaiah 45:7; Amos 3:6; Jeremiah 32:42; Job 2:10; Psalm 75:7
  38. 39 Proverbs 19:3; Micah 7:9; Jeremiah 30:15; Genesis 4:5–7; 2 Kings 3:13
  39. 40 2 Corinthians 13:5; Psalm 139:23–24; Joel 2:12–13; Psalm 4:4; Isaiah 55:7
  40. 41 Psalm 25:1; Psalm 28:2; Psalm 86:4; Psalm 143:6–8; 1 Thessalonians 2:8
  41. 42 Nehemiah 9:26; Jeremiah 5:7–9; Luke 15:18–19; Zechariah 1:5; 2 Kings 24:4
  42. 43 Lamentations 2:21; Lamentations 2:17; Lamentations 2:1–2; Lamentations 3:66; Psalm 83:15
  43. 44 Lamentations 3:8; Zechariah 7:13; Psalm 97:2; Jeremiah 15:1; Jeremiah 14:11
  44. 45 1 Corinthians 4:13; Lamentations 4:14–15; Deuteronomy 28:44; Deuteronomy 28:37; Lamentations 3:14
  45. 46 Lamentations 2:16; Psalm 22:6–8; Psalm 79:10; Exodus 11:7; Psalm 44:13–14
  46. 47 Isaiah 24:17–18; Isaiah 51:19; Jeremiah 48:43–44; Lamentations 1:4; Lamentations 1:13
  47. 48 Jeremiah 9:18; Lamentations 2:11; Jeremiah 9:1; Psalm 119:136; Lamentations 1:16
  48. 49 Jeremiah 14:17; Psalm 77:2; Lamentations 1:16
  49. 50 Isaiah 63:15; Psalm 80:14–16; Lamentations 5:1; Psalm 102:19–20; Lamentations 2:20
  50. 51 Jeremiah 19:9; Luke 19:41–44; 1 Samuel 30:3–4; Lamentations 2:21; Jeremiah 14:16
  51. 52 Psalm 35:19; Psalm 35:7; Jeremiah 38:4–6; Psalm 69:4; John 15:25
  52. 53 Jeremiah 38:6; Daniel 6:17; Jeremiah 38:9; Jeremiah 37:16; Matthew 27:66
  53. 54 Jonah 2:3–5; Ezekiel 37:11; Psalm 18:4; Psalm 69:1–2; 2 Corinthians 1:8–10
  54. 55 Acts 16:24–28; Psalm 40:1–2; 2 Chronicles 33:11–12; Psalm 130:1–2; Jonah 2:2–4
  55. 56 Job 34:28; Isaiah 38:5; Psalm 55:1; Psalm 6:8–9; Psalm 34:6
  56. 57 James 4:8; Isaiah 41:10; Isaiah 58:9; Isaiah 41:14; Revelation 2:10
  57. 58 Psalms 34:22–35:1; Jeremiah 51:36; Psalm 103:4; Jeremiah 50:34; Psalm 71:23
  58. 59 Psalm 43:1; Psalm 9:4; Genesis 31:42; Psalm 26:1; 1 Peter 2:23
  59. 60 Jeremiah 11:19–20; Lamentations 3:59; Psalm 10:14
  60. 61 Lamentations 5:1; Psalm 89:50; Zephaniah 2:8; Psalm 74:18; Lamentations 3:30
  61. 62 Ezekiel 36:3; Psalm 59:7; Psalm 59:12; Psalm 140:3; Jeremiah 18:18
  62. 63 Psalm 139:2; Lamentations 3:14; Job 30:9
  63. 64 Psalm 28:4; Jeremiah 11:20; Revelation 6:10; 2 Timothy 4:14; Jeremiah 50:29
  64. 65 Isaiah 6:10; Deuteronomy 2:30; 1 Corinthians 16:22; Psalm 109:17–18; Deuteronomy 27:15–26
  65. 66 Psalm 8:3; Psalm 115:16; Lamentations 3:43; Deuteronomy 25:19; Jeremiah 10:11

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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 3:53 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture XIII)

    Again another Prophet says, They cut off My life in a dungeon, and cast a stone upon Me.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  2. Quotes verse 3:34 Gregory of Nazianzus, Theological Orations (The Second Theological Oration)

    To us who are (as Jeremiah saith), "prisoners of the earth," and covered with the denseness of carnal nature, this at all events is known, that as it is impossible for a man to step over his own shadow, however fast he may move (for the shadow will always move on as fast as it is being overtaken) or, as …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)