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 deprived of shalom, I have forgotten goodness. 18So I said, “My endurance has perished, and my hope from Adonai.” Remember my affliction my homelessness, bitterness and gall. 20Whenever I remember, my soul is downcast within me. 21This I recall to my heart— 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“So now, our God—the great, mighty and awesome God, who keeps covenant and mercy—do not let all the hardship that has befallen us seem insignificant to you—our kings, our leaders, our kohanim, our prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the time of the kings of Assyria to this day.
• Job 7:7Remember, my life is but a breath; my eyes will not see goodness again!
• Psalms 89:47How long, Adonai, will You hide Yourself? Forever? Will Your fury keep burning like fire?
• Psalms 132:1A Song of Ascents. Adonai, remember David, all his afflictions,
• Lamentations 3:5He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
• Jeremiah 9:15I will scatter them among the nations whom neither they nor their fathers have known. I will pursue them with the sword, until I have finished with them.”

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