What does Lamentations 3:15 mean?

Lamentations 3:15 highlights themes such as bitterness, suffering, lamentation when read in context.

How should I apply Lamentations 3:15 today?

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

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

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.

16He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.

17And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.

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Job 3:20-23
Both passages express a deep sense of bitterness and lament over suffering.
Proverbs 14:10
This verse highlights the personal nature of bitterness that one experiences.
Ecclesiastes 7:3
This verse connects to the idea that sorrow can lead to deeper understanding.