Lamentations

The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. < Lamentations 3:23 | > Lamentations 3:25 Reflection Lamentations 3:24 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. […]

The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. < Lamentations 3:24 | > Lamentations 3:26 Reflection Lamentations 3:25 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are […]

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. < Lamentations 3:25 | > Lamentations 3:27 Reflection Lamentations 3:26 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its […]

It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. < Lamentations 3:26 | > Lamentations 3:28 Reflection Lamentations 3:27 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. […]

He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him. < Lamentations 3:27 | > Lamentations 3:29 Reflection Lamentations 3:28 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. By […]

He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope. < Lamentations 3:28 | > Lamentations 3:30 Reflection Lamentations 3:29 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. […]

Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day. < Lamentations 3:2 | > Lamentations 3:4 Reflection Lamentations 3:3 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not […]

He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach. < Lamentations 3:29 | > Lamentations 3:31 Reflection Lamentations 3:30 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not […]

For the Lord will not cast off for ever: < Lamentations 3:30 | > Lamentations 3:32 Reflection Lamentations 3:31 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. By emphasizing lord, cast, ever, […]

But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. < Lamentations 3:31 | > Lamentations 3:33 Reflection Lamentations 3:32 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words […]

For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. < Lamentations 3:32 | > Lamentations 3:34 Reflection Lamentations 3:33 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. By emphasizing […]

To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth, < Lamentations 3:33 | > Lamentations 3:35 Reflection Lamentations 3:34 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. By emphasizing crush, […]

To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High, < Lamentations 3:34 | > Lamentations 3:36 Reflection Lamentations 3:35 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not […]

To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not. < Lamentations 3:35 | > Lamentations 3:37 Reflection Lamentations 3:36 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. By emphasizing subvert, […]

Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? < Lamentations 3:36 | > Lamentations 3:38 Reflection Lamentations 3:37 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are […]

Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good? < Lamentations 3:37 | > Lamentations 3:39 Reflection Lamentations 3:38 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. By […]

Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? < Lamentations 3:38 | > Lamentations 3:40 Reflection Lamentations 3:39 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. […]

My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones. < Lamentations 3:3 | > Lamentations 3:5 Reflection Lamentations 3:4 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. […]

Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD. < Lamentations 3:39 | > Lamentations 3:41 Reflection Lamentations 3:40 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. By […]

Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. < Lamentations 3:40 | > Lamentations 3:42 Reflection Lamentations 3:41 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. […]

We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned. < Lamentations 3:41 | > Lamentations 3:43 Reflection Lamentations 3:42 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. By emphasizing transgressed, rebelled, […]

Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied. < Lamentations 3:42 | > Lamentations 3:44 Reflection Lamentations 3:43 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not […]

Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through. < Lamentations 3:43 | > Lamentations 3:45 Reflection Lamentations 3:44 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. […]

Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people. < Lamentations 3:44 | > Lamentations 3:46 Reflection Lamentations 3:45 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not […]

All our enemies have opened their mouths against us. < Lamentations 3:45 | > Lamentations 3:47 Reflection Lamentations 3:46 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. By emphasizing enemies, opened, mouths, […]

Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction. < Lamentations 3:46 | > Lamentations 3:48 Reflection Lamentations 3:47 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. By emphasizing fear, […]

Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people. < Lamentations 3:47 | > Lamentations 3:49 Reflection Lamentations 3:48 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words […]

Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission, < Lamentations 3:48 | > Lamentations 3:50 Reflection Lamentations 3:49 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. By emphasizing mine, trickleth, […]

He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail. < Lamentations 3:4 | > Lamentations 3:6 Reflection Lamentations 3:5 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. By emphasizing […]

Till the LORD look down, and behold from heaven. < Lamentations 3:49 | > Lamentations 3:51 Reflection Lamentations 3:50 sits within Lamentations, poetic lament over Jerusalem, where Scripture often draws attention to grief, confession, mercy, and hope amid devastation. This verse may be brief, but its words are not accidental. By emphasizing till, lord, look, […]