Lamentations 3:5

Geneva Bible (1560)

He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall, and labour.

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Referenced Verses

  • Lam 3:19 : 19 Remembring mine affliction, & my mourning, the wormewood and the gall.
  • Jer 23:15 : 15 Therefore thus saith the Lorde of hostes concerning the prophets, Beholde, I will feede them with wormewood, & make them drinke the water of gall: for from the prophets of Ierusalem is wickednesse gone forth into all the lande.
  • Job 19:8 : 8 Hee hath hedged vp my way that I cannot passe, and he hath set darkenesse in my paths.
  • Ps 69:21 : 21 For they gaue me gall in my meate, and in my thirst they gaue me vineger to drinke.
  • Jer 8:14 : 14 Why doe we stay? assemble your selues, and let vs enter into the strong cities, and let vs be quiet there: for the Lorde our God hath put vs to silence and giuen vs water with gall to drinke, because we haue sinned against the Lord.
  • Jer 9:15 : 15 Therefore thus sayth the Lorde of hostes, the God of Israel, Behold, I will feede this people with wormewood, and giue them waters of gall to drinke:
  • Lam 3:7-9 : 7 He hath hedged about mee, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chaines heauy. 8 Also when I cry and showte, hee shutteth out my prayer. 9 He hath stopped vp my wayes with hewen stone, and turned away my paths.

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  • Lam 3:2-4
    3 verses
    83%

    2He hath ledde mee, and brought me into darkenes, but not to light.

    3Surely he is turned against me: he turneth his hand against me all the day.

    4My flesh and my skinne hath he caused to waxe olde, and he hath broken my bones.

  • Lam 3:6-7
    2 verses
    82%

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

    7He hath hedged about mee, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chaines heauy.

  • Lam 3:9-13
    5 verses
    81%

    9He hath stopped vp my wayes with hewen stone, and turned away my paths.

    10He was vnto me as a beare lying in waite, and as a Lion in secret places.

    11He hath stopped my wayes, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.

    12He hath bent his bow & made me a marke for the arrow.

    13Hee caused the arrowes of his quiuer to enter into my reines.

  • Job 16:12-14
    3 verses
    80%

    12I was in welth, but he hath brought me to nought: he hath taken me by the necke, and beaten me, and set me as a marke for himselfe.

    13His archers compasse mee rounde about: he cutteth my reines, and doth not spare, & powreth my gall vpon the ground.

    14He hath broken me with one breaking vpon another, and runneth vpon me like a gyant.

  • Lam 3:15-17
    3 verses
    79%

    15He hath filled me with bitternes, & made me drunken with wormewood.

    16He hath also broken my teeth with stones, and hath couered me with ashes.

    17Thus my soule was farre off from peace: I forgate prosperitie,

  • Job 19:11-13
    3 verses
    78%

    11And he hath kindled his wrath against me, and counteth mee as one of his enemies.

    12His armies came together, & made their way vpon me, and camped about my tabernacle.

    13He hath remooued my brethre farre from me, and also mine acquaintance were strangers vnto me.

  • Lam 1:13-14
    2 verses
    78%

    13From aboue hath hee sent fire into my bones, which preuaile against them: he hath spred a net for my feete, and turned me backe: hee hath made me desolate, and daily in heauinesse.

    14The yoke of my transgressions is bounde vpon his hand: they are wrapped, and come vp vpon my necke: hee hath made my strength to fall: the Lord hath deliuered me into their hands, neither am I able to rise vp.

  • Job 19:8-9
    2 verses
    77%

    8Hee hath hedged vp my way that I cannot passe, and he hath set darkenesse in my paths.

    9Hee hath spoyled mee of mine honour, and taken the crowne away from mine head.

  • Ps 143:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3For the enemie hath persecuted my soule: he hath smitten my life downe to the earth: he hath layde me in the darkenes, as they that haue bene dead long agoe:

    4And my spirit was in perplexitie in me, and mine heart within me was amased.

  • Job 16:7-10
    4 verses
    76%

    7But now hee maketh mee wearie: O God, thou hast made all my congregation desolate,

    8And hast made me full of wrinkles which is a witnesse thereof, and my leannes ryseth vp in me, testifying the same in my face.

    9His wrath hath torne me, and hee hateth me, and gnasheth vpon mee with his teeth: mine enemie hath sharpened his eyes against me.

    10They haue opened their mouthes vpon me, and smitten me on the cheeke in reproch; they gather themselues together against me.

  • Lam 3:53
    76%

    53They haue shut vp my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone vpon me.

  • Job 33:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10Lo, he hath found occasions against me, and counted me for his enemie.

    11He hath put my feete in the stockes, and looketh narrowly vnto all my paths.

  • Job 9:18
    75%

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

  • Job 17:6
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    6Hee hath also made mee a byword of the people, and I am as a Tabret before them.

  • Ps 109:3
    75%

    3They compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

  • Lam 3:19
    75%

    19Remembring mine affliction, & my mourning, the wormewood and the gall.

  • Ps 22:16
    74%

    16For dogges haue compassed me, and the assemblie of the wicked haue inclosed me: they perced mine hands and my feete.

  • Ps 55:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3For the voyce of the enemie, and for the vexation of ye wicked, because they haue brought iniquitie vpon me, and furiously hate me.

    4Mine heart trembleth within mee, and the terrours of death are fallen vpon me.

  • Ps 31:10
    74%

    10For my life is wasted with heauinesse, and my yeeres with mourning: my strength faileth for my paine, and my bones are consumed.

  • Ps 35:15
    74%

    15But in mine aduersitie they reioyced, and gathered them selues together: the abiects assembled themselues against me, and knewe not: they tare me and ceased not,

  • Ps 129:3
    74%

    3The plowers plowed vpon my backe, and made long furrowes.

  • Job 19:6
    73%

    6Know nowe, that God hath ouerthrowen me, and hath compassed me with his net.

  • Lam 1:21
    73%

    21They haue heard that I mourne, but there is none to comfort mee: all mine enemies haue heard of my trouble, and are glad, that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day, that thou hast pronounced, and they shalbe like vnto me.

  • Job 30:16
    73%

    16Therefore my soule is nowe powred out vpon me, and the dayes of affliction haue taken holde on me.

  • Ps 88:17
    73%

    17They came round about me dayly like water, and compassed me together.

  • Job 30:11
    73%

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

  • Job 30:13
    73%

    13They haue destroyed my paths: they tooke pleasure at my calamitie, they had none helpe.

  • Job 30:18
    73%

    18For the great vehemencie is my garment changed, which compasseth me about as the colar of my coate.

  • Ps 18:5
    73%

    5The sorowes of the graue haue compassed me about: the snares of death ouertooke me.