Lamentations 3:4

Modern

He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.

Traditional

My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.

Literal

He has worn out my flesh and my skin; he has broken my bones.

Latin

Vetustam fecit pellem meam et carnem meam; contrivit ossa mea.

Hebrew

English

He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.

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).

Isaiah 38:13
I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me.
Psalm 51:8
Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.
Jeremiah 50:17
Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”
Psalm 31:9–10
Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.
Psalm 38:2–8
For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.
Psalm 102:3–5
For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.
Psalm 32:3
When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.
Psalm 22:14
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
Job 16:8–9
You have bound me, and it has become a witness; my frailty rises up and testifies against me.