Lamentations 3:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 3:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 3:4 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 3:4 — KJV
“My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.”
— Lamentations 3:4 (KJV)
Lamentations 3:4 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 3:4
“And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:4: flesh, skin, hath
“Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:4: flesh, hath, old
“And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:4: flesh, skin, old
“And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:4: flesh, skin, old
“And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez. How hast...: or, Wherefore hast thou made this breach against thee? Pharez: that is A breach”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:4: made, old, broken
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