Lamentations 3:19

Lamentations 3:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
• New International Version (NIV)I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Remember my affliction and my wanderings, the wormwood and the gall!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Remember my affliction and roaming, The wormwood and the gall.

Context of Lamentations 3:19

17My soul has been cast far away from peace; I have forgotten happiness. 18So I say, “My strength has perished And so has my hope and expectation from the Lord.” Remember [O Lord] my affliction and my wandering, the wormwood and the gall (bitterness). 20My soul continually remembers them And is bowed down within me. 21But this I call to mind, Therefore I have hope.

Lamentations 3:19 word by word

זְכָר־עָנְיִ֥י וּמְרוּדִ֖י לַעֲנָ֥ה וָרֹֽאשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Rememberingזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• mine afflictionעֳנִי‛ŏnîy · afflictionH6040
• and my miseryמָרוֹדmârûd · wanderingH4788
• the wormwoodלַעֲנָהla‛ănâh · wormwoodH3939
• and the gallרֹאשׁrô'sh rôsh · poisonH7219

Cross-references for Lamentations 3:19

• Nehemiah 9:32“Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps the covenant and lovingkindness, Do not let all the hardship seem insignificant before You, Which has come upon us, our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers and on all Your people, Since the time of the kings of Assyria to this day.
• Job 7:7“Remember that my life is but breath [a puff of wind, a sigh]; My eye will not see good again.
• Psalms 89:47Remember how fleeting my lifetime is; For what vanity, [for what emptiness, for what futility, for what wisp of smoke] You have created all the sons of men!
• Psalms 132:1O Lord, remember on David’s behalf All his hardship and affliction;
• Lamentations 3:5He has besieged and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
• Jeremiah 9:15therefore thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, “behold, I will feed them, this people, with wormwood and give them bitter and poisonous water to drink.

Commentaries on Lamentations 3:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Remembering - Or, as in the margin. It is a prayer to Yahweh. My misery - Or, “my” homelessness (Lamentations 1:7 note).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19is wormwood and the gall: Wormwood is a plant with a bitter taste. Here, it represents deep emotional pain (Proverbs 5:4; Revelation 8:11). Gall refers to a poisonous plant. If someone eats it, it causes strong physical pain. Because of this, it became a symbol for extreme suffering and distress (Deuteronomy 29:18; Psalm 69:21). The author feels trapped, as if there is no way out of his suffering.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2119-21. This gives the reason why he gave way to the temptation to despair. The Margin, "Remember" does not suit the sense so well. wormwood ... gall--(Jr 9:15).Read the comment

Topics related to Lamentations 3:19

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Despondency
• Wormwood

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Commentaries on Lamentations 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings