Lamentations 3:19

New American Bible - revised edition

The thought of my wretched homelessness is wormwood and poison;

Cross References

Nehemiah 9:32

Now, our God, great, mighty, and awesome God, who preserves the covenant of mercy, do not discount all the hardship that has befallen us, Our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our ancestors, and your entire people, from the time of the kings of Assyria until this day!

Job 7:7

Remember that my life is like the wind; my eye will not see happiness again.

Psalm 132:1

A song of ascents. Remember, O Lord, for David all his hardships;

Psalm 89:47

How long, Lord? Will you hide forever? Must your wrath smolder like fire?

Psalm 89:50

Where are your former mercies, Lord, that you swore to David in your faithfulness?

Jeremiah 8:14

Why do we remain here? Let us assemble and flee to the fortified cities, where we will meet our doom; For the Lord our God has doomed us, he has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord.

Jeremiah 9:15

I will scatter them among nations whom neither they nor their ancestors have known; I will send the sword to pursue them until I have completely destroyed them.

Lamentations 3:15

He has sated me with bitterness, filled me with wormwood.

Lamentations 3:5

He has besieged me all around with poverty and hardship;