Lamentations 3:5

New International Reader's Version

He has surrounded me and attacked me. He has made me suffer bitterly. He has made things hard for me.

Cross References

Job 19:8

God has blocked my way, and I can’t get through. He has made my paths so dark I can’t see where I’m going.

Psalm 69:21

They put bitter spices in my food. They gave me vinegar when I was thirsty.

Jeremiah 23:15

So the Lord who rules over all speaks about the prophets. He says, “I will make them eat bitter food. I will make them drink poisoned water. The prophets of Jerusalem have spread their ungodly ways all through the land.”

Jeremiah 8:14

Why are we sitting here? Let’s gather together! Let’s run to the cities that have high walls around them! Let’s die there! The Lord our God has sentenced us to death. He has given us poisoned water to drink. That’s because we’ve sinned against him.

Jeremiah 9:15

So now the Lord who rules over all speaks. He is the God of Israel. He says, “I will make these people eat bitter food. I will make them drink poisoned water.

Lamentations 3:19

I remember how I suffered and wandered. I remember how bitter my life was.

Luke 21:20

“A time is coming when you will see armies surround Jerusalem. Then you will know that it will soon be destroyed.