Lamentations 3:18

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

So I said,“My endurance has expired; I have lost all hope of deliverance from the LORD.”

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 17:15 : 15 where then is my hope? And my hope, who sees it?
  • Ezek 37:11 : 11 Then he said to me,“Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Look, they are saying,‘Our bones are dry, our hope has perished; we are cut off.’
  • Ps 31:22 : 22 I jumped to conclusions and said,“I am cut off from your presence!” But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.
  • Ps 116:11 : 11 I rashly declared,“All men are liars.”
  • 1 Sam 27:1 : 1 David Aligns Himself with the Philistines David thought to himself,“One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.”
  • Job 6:11 : 11 What is my strength, that I should wait? and what is my end, that I should prolong my life?

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