What does Lamentations 3:13 mean?

Lamentations 3:13 highlights themes such as suffering, lamentation, divine-judgment when read in context.

How should I apply Lamentations 3:13 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.

11He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.

12He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.

13He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.

14I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.

15He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.

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Psalm 38:2
Both verses express deep anguish and suffering from God's discipline.
Hebrews 12:6
This verse reflects the theme of God disciplining those He loves.
Job 6:4
Job similarly describes feeling pierced by God's arrows in his suffering.