Lamentations 3:3

Lamentations · Old Testament · Chapter 3

“Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day.”Lamentations 3:3

What Does Lamentations 3:3 Mean?

Lamentations 3:3 is found in the book of Lamentations, chapter 3, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (11)

These passages are connected to Lamentations 3:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Exodus 7:4“But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.”Deuteronomy 29:20“The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.”Job 9:18“He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.”Job 16:14“He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant.”Job 31:21“If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:”Isaiah 1:25“And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:”Isaiah 5:25“Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.”Isaiah 63:10“But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.”Jeremiah 6:12“And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD.”Lamentations 2:4“He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.”Ezekiel 5:8“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.”

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