Lamentations 3:21

Lamentations 3:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.
• New International Version (NIV)Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:
• English Standard Version (ESV)But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope:
• New King James Version (NKJV)This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope.

Context of Lamentations 3:21

19Remember my suffering and my ⌞aimless⌟ wandering, the wormwood and poison. 20My soul continues to remember ⌞these things⌟ and is so discouraged. “The reason I can ⌞still⌟ find hope is that I keep this one thing in mind: 22the Lord’s mercy. We were not completely wiped out. His compassion is never limited. 23It is new every morning. His faithfulness is great.

Lamentations 3:21 word by word

זֹ֛את אָשִׁ֥יב אֶל־לִבִּ֖י עַל־כֵּ֥ן אוֹחִֽיל׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• This I recallשׁוּבshûb · to return: recallH7725
• to my mindלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• therefore have I hopeיָחַלyâchal · to wait: hopeH3176

Cross-references for Lamentations 3:21

• Psalms 77:7Will the Lord reject ⌞me⌟ for all time? Will he ever accept me?
• Lamentations 3:24My soul can say, ‘The Lord is my lot ⌞in life⌟. That is why I find hope in him.’
• Psalms 119:81My soul is weak from waiting for you to save me. My hope is based on your word.
• Psalms 130:7O Israel, put your hope in the Lord, because with the Lord there is mercy and with him there is unlimited forgiveness.
• Habakkuk 2:3The vision will still happen at the appointed time. It hurries toward its goal. It won’t be a lie. If it’s delayed, wait for it. It will certainly happen. It won’t be late.

Commentaries on Lamentations 3:21

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21This I recall - Rather, “This will I bring back to my heart, therefore will I hope.” Knowing that God hears the prayer of the contrite, he begins again to hope.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-36Verses 21-36 Having stated his distress and temptation, the prophet shows how he was raised above it. Bad as things are, it is owing to the mercy of God that they are not worse. We should observe what makes for us, as well as what is against us. God's compassions fail not; of this we have fresh instances every morning. Portions on earth are perishing things, but God is a portion for ever. It is our duty, and will be our comfort and satisfaction, to hope…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-24The author speaks of the suffering of Judah and Jerusalem as his own.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 3:21

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Despondency
• Hope

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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