Lamentations 3:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 3:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 3:2 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 3:2 — KJV
“He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.”
— Lamentations 3:2 (KJV)
Lamentations 3:2 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 3:2
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: peculiar: or, purchased praises: or, virtues”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:2: hath, led, into
“For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. hath: Gr. is he who hath”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:2: hath, led, darkness
“And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:2: led, darkness, light
“And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed. trembled...: Heb. trembled with a great trembling greatly taken: Heb. hunted”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:2: hath, led, brought
“That she called unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a loud voice: loud: Heb. great”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:2: hath, led, brought
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