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Lamentations 3:4 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Lamentations 3:4 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 3 verse 4 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.”
Lamentations 3:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Lamentations 3:4
Bodily affliction described: "My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones" (bilah besari ve-ori shibbar atsmotai). The verb balah (בָּלָה, "made old, wore out") describes premature aging—suffering ages one beyond years. "Broken bones" (shibbar atsmotai) suggests deep, structural damage. Bones represent strength and framework; their breaking indicates comprehensive physical collapse. Psalm 51:8 uses similar imagery: "the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice"—connection between sin's judgment and physical effects. Job 30:17 echoes: "My bones are pierced in me in the night ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Lamentations 3:4
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“I reckoned till morning”
“That the bones which you have broken may rejoice.”
“Yahweh”
“the king of Assyria devoured him; and now at last Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones.”
“For my days are consumed like smoke”
“your hand presses hard on me.”
“And thou hast filled me with wrinkles”
“I am poured out like water”
“my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.”