Lamentations 3:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 3:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 3:14 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 3:14 — KJV
“I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.”
— Lamentations 3:14 (KJV)
Lamentations 3:14 in Context — About the Book of Lamentations
Lamentations is five funeral poems over fallen Jerusalem — grief given holy structure. At its exact center burns the flame the darkness never reaches: because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed; His mercies are new every morning. It teaches us to grieve with hope.
Cross-References for Lamentations 3:14
“And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:14: people, day
“Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:14: people, day
“But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:14: people, day
“And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:14: people, day
“And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:14: people, day
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