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Chapter 3
Verse 3

Lamentations 3:20

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Surely my soul remembers and is humbled within me.

American Standard Version (1901)

My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is bowed down within me.

Bible in Basic English

My soul still keeps the memory of them; and is bent down in me.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Zain. I will be mindful and remember, and my soul shall languish within me.

Free Bible Version

I certainly haven't forgotten. I remember it all too well, so I sink into depression.

Geneva Bible 1599

My soule hath them in remembrance, and is humbled in me.

King James (Authorized) Version

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

Translation for Translators

I will never forget this time when I feel very depressed/discouraged [IDM].

Unlocked Literal Bible

I continually remember it and I am bowed down within me.

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

My soul still remembers them, and is bowed down within me.

Young's Literal Translation

Remember well, and bow down doth my soul in me.

Context

The Prophet’s Hope

¹⁹Remember my affliction and wandering, the wormwood and the gall. ²⁰Surely my soul remembers and is humbled within me. ²¹Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope:

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Summary

In this verse, the author expresses deep despair and hopelessness, feeling overwhelmed by affliction and sorrow. The speaker's soul is downcast as he reflects on his suffering and struggles. This lamentation captures the raw emotions of grief and anguish, portraying a sense of abandonment and desolation. Despite the bleak outlook presented, the verse sets the stage for a shift towards hope and trust in God's faithfulness, which is further explored in the subsequent verses of Lamentations 3.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

By soul - is humbled in me - It is evident that in the preceding verses there is a bitterness of complaint against the bitterness of adversity, that is not becoming to man when under the chastising hand of God; and, while indulging this feeling, all hope fled. Here we find a different feeling; he humbles himself under the mighty hand of God, and then his hope revives, Lam 3:21.

Lamentations 3:20

The Prophet’s Hope

¹⁹Remember my affliction and wandering, the wormwood and the gall. ²⁰Surely my soul remembers and is humbled within me. ²¹Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope:

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Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

Surely my soul remembers and is humbled within me.

American Standard Version (1901)

My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is bowed down within me.

Bible in Basic English

My soul still keeps the memory of them; and is bent down in me.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Zain. I will be mindful and remember, and my soul shall languish within me.

Free Bible Version

I certainly haven't forgotten. I remember it all too well, so I sink into depression.

Geneva Bible 1599

My soule hath them in remembrance, and is humbled in me.

King James (Authorized) Version

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

Translation for Translators

I will never forget this time when I feel very depressed/discouraged [IDM].

Unlocked Literal Bible

I continually remember it and I am bowed down within me.

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

My soul still remembers them, and is bowed down within me.

Young's Literal Translation

Remember well, and bow down doth my soul in me.