Lamentations 3:45
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Lamentations 3:45 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Lamentations 3:45 is a verse from the book of Lamentations in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Lamentations 3:45 — KJV
“Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.”
— Lamentations 3:45 (KJV)
Lamentations 3:45 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 3:45
“And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:45: made, midst, people
“Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:45: hast, midst, people
“And the LORD said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted themselves; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a molten image.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:45: hast, made, people
“Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them. unto thy people of: Heb. in the midst, etc”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:45: hast, midst, people
“For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.”
Shares key themes with Lamentations 3:45: hast, midst, people
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