Lamentations 3:18

Modern

So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.”

Traditional

And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the Lord:

Literal

…and I say, “My strength has perished, and also my hope from YHWH!”

Latin

Et dixi: Periit finis meus, et spes mea a Domino.

Hebrew

English

So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.”

The author speaks of the suffering of Judah and Jerusalem as his own.

In this chapter, the author mourns what has happened (Lamentations 3:1–20, 48–54). In this chapter, the author mourns what has happened (Lamentations 3:21–25). He explains how God’s people should respond (Lamentations 3:26–47). Finally, he calls out to the Lord in prayer (Lamentations 3:55–66).

Job 17:15
…where then is my hope? Who can see any hope for me?
1 Samuel 27:1
David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”
Psalm 116:11
In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!”
Ezekiel 37:11
Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’
Job 6:11
What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What is my future, that I should be patient?
Psalm 31:22
In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.