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Lamentations 3

Lamentations 3:6

The Prophet’s Afflictions · Lamentations 3:1–18
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Translations

Modern
He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.
Traditional
He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.
Literal
…in dark places He has settled me, like the dead of old.
Latin
In tenebrosis collocavit me, quasi mortuos sempiternos.

Original

Hebrew
English
He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.

Notes

Lamentations 3:6–9

Some interpreters understand these verses as a poetic description of Jeremiah’s time in a muddy cistern (a deep water pit) before the destruction of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 38:6–13).

Lamentations 3:1–24

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

Lamentations 3:1–66

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).

Glossary

Acrostic Gall Lamentations, Book of Poetry, Biblical Wild Gourd

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Despondency: General Scriptures Concerning Judgments: should Lead to Humiliation