Lamentations 3:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 3:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 3:16 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes. covered...: or, rolled me in the ashes" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 3:16 — KJV
“He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes. covered...: or, rolled me in the ashes”
— Lamentations 3:16 (KJV)
Lamentations 3:16 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 3:16
“For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also? increased: Heb. broken forth since...: Heb. at my foot”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:16: hath, also, broken
“A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:16: hath, also, stones
“Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken; a dwarf: or, too slender”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:16: hath, broken, stones
“I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:16: hath, also, broken
“Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:16: hath, also, broken
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