Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lamentations 3:15 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Lamentations 3:15 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 3 verse 15 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood. bitterness: Heb. bitternesses”
Lamentations 3:15 (KJV)
Commentary on Lamentations 3:15
Continued suffering described: "He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood" (hisbi'ani ba-merurim hirvani la'anah, הִשְׂבִּעַנִי בַמְּרוּרִים הִרְוַנִי לַעֲנָה). The verb sava (שָׂבַע, "filled, satisfied") normally describes positive satiation (Psalm 103:5, 107:9), but here it's perverted—filled not with good things but merurim (מְרוּרִים, "bitterness"). La'anah (לַעֲנָה, "wormwood") is the bitter herb from verse 19. Being "drunken" (hirvani, הִרְוַנִי) with wormwood suggests overwhelming, disorienting bitterness. Deuteronomy 29:18 warns of idolatry producing "a r...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Lamentations 3:15
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“the God of Israel”
“I will feed them with wormwood”
“awake”
“Thus says Yahweh of Armies”
“Don't call me Naomi, call me Mara; for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.,And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me., וַתֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶן אַל־תִּקְרֶאנָה לִי נָעֳמִי קְרֶאןָ לִי מָרָא כִּי־הֵמַר שַׁדַּי לִי מְאֹד׃ ,And she said unto them: Call me not Naomi [That is”
“but fills me with bitterness.”
“the God of Israel”
“Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.”
“the wormwood and the gall.”