Lamentations 3:5

Bishops' Bible (1568)

He hath buylded rounde about me, and closed me in with gall and trauaile.

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Referenced Verses

  • Lam 3:19 : 19 O remember yet my miserie and my trouble, the wormewood and the gall.
  • Jer 23:15 : 15 Therefore thus saith the Lorde of hoastes concerning these prophetes: Beholde, I wyll feede them with wormewood, and make them drinke the water of gall: For from the prophetes of Hierusalem is hypocrisie come into all the lande.
  • Job 19:8 : 8 He hath hedged vp my way that I can not passe, and he hath set darkenesse in my pathes.
  • Ps 69:21 : 21 They gaue me for meate, gall to eate: and when I was thirstie, they gaue me vineger to drynke.
  • Jer 8:14 : 14 Why prolong we the time? Let vs gather our selues together, and go into the strong citie, there shall we be in rest: for the Lorde our God hath put vs to scilence, and geuen vs water mixt with gall to drinke, because we haue sinned against hym.
  • Jer 9:15 : 15 Therefore thus saith the Lorde of hoastes, the God of Israel: Beholde, I wyll feede this people with wormewood, and geue them gall to drinke.
  • Lam 3:7-9 : 7 He hath so hedged me in, that I can not get out, and hath layde heauie linkes vpon me. 8 Though I crye and call pitiously, yet heareth he not my prayer. 9 He hath stopped vp my wayes with foure squared stones, and made my pathes crooked.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Lam 3:2-4
    3 verses
    83%

    2 He droue me foorth and led me, yea into darknesse, but not into light.

    3 Against me is he turned, he turneth his hande dayly against me.

    4 My flesh and my skinne hath he made olde, and my bones hath he bruised.

  • Lam 3:6-7
    2 verses
    82%

    6 He hath set me in darknesse, as they that be dead for euer.

    7 He hath so hedged me in, that I can not get out, and hath layde heauie linkes vpon me.

  • Lam 3:9-13
    5 verses
    81%

    9 He hath stopped vp my wayes with foure squared stones, and made my pathes crooked.

    10 He layeth wayte for me lyke a beare, and as a lion in a hole.

    11 He hath marred my wayes, and broken me in peeces, he hath layde me waste altogether.

    12 He hath bent his bowe, and made me as it were a marke to shoote at.

    13 The arrowes of his quiuer hath he shot, euen into my reynes.

  • Job 16:12-14
    3 verses
    80%

    12 I was in wealth, but he hath brought me to nought: he hath taken me by the necke, he hath all to shaken me, and set me as a marke for him selfe.

    13 His archers compasse me rounde about, he woundeth my raines, and doth not spare, my bowels hath he powred vpon the grounde.

    14 He hath geuen me one wounde vpon an other, and is fallen vpon me lyke a giaunt.

  • Lam 3:15-17
    3 verses
    79%

    15 He hath filled me with bitternesse, and geuen me wormewood to drinke.

    16 He hath smitten my teeth in peeces with stones, and roulled me in the dust.

    17 He hath put my soule out of rest, I forget all good thinges.

  • Job 19:11-13
    3 verses
    78%

    11 His wrath is kindled against me, he taketh me as though I were his enemie.

    12 His men of warre come together, which made their way ouer me, and besieged my dwelling rounde about.

    13 He hath put my brethren farre away from me, and myne acquaintaunce are also become straungers vnto me.

  • Lam 1:13-14
    2 verses
    78%

    13 From aboue hath he sent downe a fire into my bones, and it burneth them cruelly: he hath layde a net for my feete, and throwen me wyde open, he hath made me desolate, so that I must euer be mournyng.

    14 The yoke of my transgressions is bounde fast to his hande, they are wrapped or writhen and come vp about my necke: he hath caused my strength to fayle, the Lorde hath deliuered me into those handes wherout I can not quyte my selfe.

  • Job 19:8-9
    2 verses
    77%

    8 He hath hedged vp my way that I can not passe, and he hath set darkenesse in my pathes.

    9 He hath spoyled me of myne honour, and taken the crowne away from my head.

  • Ps 143:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3 For the enemie hath persecuted my soule, he hath smitten my lyfe downe to the grounde: he hath layde me in darknesse as men that haue ben long dead.

    4 And my spirite is ouerwhelmed within me: and my heart is desolate in the midst of me.

  • Job 16:7-10
    4 verses
    76%

    7 But now that God hath sent me aduersitie, thou hast troubled al my congregation.

    8 And that thou hast filled me with wrinckles my fleshe is recorde, and my leanenesse ryseth vp against me and beareth witnes thereof in my face.

    9 His wrath hath torne me he hateth me, & gnasheth vpon me with his teeth: myne enemie loketh fiercely vpon me with his eyes.

    10 They haue opened their mouthes wide vpon me, and smitten me vpon the cheeke dispitefully, they gather the selues together against me.

  • Lam 3:53
    76%

    53 They haue put downe my life into a pit, and they haue cast stones vpon me.

  • Job 33:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10 But lo, he hath piked a quarell against me, and taketh me for his enemie.

    11 He hath put my foote in the stockes, and looketh narowlye vnto all my pathes.

  • Job 9:18
    75%

    18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitternesse.

  • Job 17:6
    75%

    6 He hath made me a byworde of the people, where as afore I was their ioy.

  • Ps 109:3
    75%

    3 And they haue compassed me about with hatefull wordes: and fought against me without a cause.

  • Lam 3:19
    75%

    19 O remember yet my miserie and my trouble, the wormewood and the gall.

  • Ps 22:16
    74%

    16 For dogges are come about me, the assemble of the wicked lay siege agaynst me: they haue pearced my handes and my feete, I may tell all my bones.

  • Ps 55:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3 Deliuer me from the voyce of the enemie, and from the present affliction of the wicked: for they are minded to do me mischiefe, and are set malitiously against me.

    4 My heart trembleth within me: and the feare of death is fallen vpon me.

  • Ps 31:10
    74%

    10 For my life is wasted with sorow, and mine eares with mourning: my strength fayleth me because of mine iniquitie, and my bones are putrified.

  • Ps 35:15
    74%

    15 But in mine aduersitie they reioysed and gathered them together: yea, the very abiectes came together against me, yer I wyst they rented me a peeces and ceassed not.

  • Ps 129:3
    74%

    3 The plowemen plowed vpon my backe: they made long forrowes.

  • Job 19:6
    73%

    6 Know this then, that it is God which hath ouerthrowe me, and hath compassed me with his net.

  • Lam 1:21
    73%

    21 They heare my mournyng, but there is none that wyll comfort me: All myne enemies haue hearde of my trouble, and are glad therof because thou hast done it: and thou hast brought foorth the time which thou calledst, when they also shal be lyke vnto me.

  • Job 30:16
    73%

    16 Therfore is my soule now powred out vpon me, and the dayes of my trouble haue taken hold vpon me.

  • Ps 88:17
    73%

    17 They came rounde about me dayly lyke water: and compassed me altogether on euery syde.

  • Job 30:11
    73%

    11 Because God hath loosed my corde and humbled me, they haue loosed the bridle before me.

  • Job 30:13
    73%

    13 My pathes haue they cleane marred, it was so easye for them to do me harme, that they needed no man to help them.

  • Job 30:18
    73%

    18 For the vehemencie of sorowe is my garment chaunged, whiche compasseth me about as the coller of my coote.

  • Ps 18:5
    73%

    5 The panges of a graue haue compassed me about: the snares of death ouertoke me.