Lamentations 3:17
Lamentations · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.”Lamentations 3:17
What Does Lamentations 3:17 Mean?
Lamentations 3:17 is found in the book of Lamentations, chapter 3, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 15 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (15)
These passages are connected to Lamentations 3:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 14:27“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”Isaiah 59:11“We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us.”John 14:1“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.”Genesis 41:30“And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;”Job 7:7“O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.”Psalms 77:3“I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.”Psalms 119:155“Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.”Isaiah 38:17“Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.”Isaiah 54:10“For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.”Jeremiah 8:15“We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!”Jeremiah 14:19“Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!”Jeremiah 16:5“For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies.”Jeremiah 20:14“Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.”Lamentations 1:16“For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.”Zechariah 8:10“For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither was there any peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.”
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