Lamentations 3:17 Meaning
And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
Context Explained
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.
18And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:
19Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
Key Themes
lossdespairlamentation
Related Cross References
Psalm 42:5
Both verses express a deep longing for peace and prosperity.
Isaiah 57:21
This verse emphasizes the absence of peace for the wicked.
Job 30:20
Job similarly laments feeling distant from God in his suffering.
Source: Lamentations 3:17