Lamentations 3:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 3:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 3:20 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me. humbled: Heb. bowed" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 3:20 — KJV
“My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me. humbled: Heb. bowed”
— Lamentations 3:20 (KJV)
Lamentations 3:20 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 3:20
“And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. moving: or, creeping life: Heb. soul fowl...: Heb. let fowl fly open...: Heb. face of the firmament of heaven”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:20: soul, hath, heb
“This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents. for every...: Heb. by the poll, or, head persons: Heb. souls”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:20: soul, hath, heb
“If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; in fellowship: or, in dealing fellowship: Heb. putting of the hand”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:20: soul, hath, heb
“We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD. gotten: Heb. found”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:20: soul, hath, heb
“And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with all his might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that were therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than they which he slew in his life. me: Heb. my soul”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:20: soul, heb, bowed
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