What does Lamentations 3:19 mean?

Lamentations 3:19 highlights themes such as remembrance, suffering, bitterness when read in context.

How should I apply Lamentations 3:19 today?

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

Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.

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.

20My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.

21This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.

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Psalm 77:3
Both verses reflect on past afflictions and the pain they bring.
Ecclesiastes 1:18
This verse connects the idea of increased sorrow with increased wisdom.
Lamentations 3:19
This verse echoes the theme of remembering past misery.