Lamentations 3:5
He hath builded against me, and encompassed me with bitterness and woe.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
In Context
4My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.
6He hath set me in dark places, as those that have long been dead.
Cross References
Psalms 69:21For my food they give me gall, And in my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.
Jeremiah 9:15Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will feed this people with wormwood, And give them water of hemlock to drink.
Lamentations 3:7He hath hedged me about, so that I cannot get out; he hath made my chain heavy;
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:2-21
The Prophet's Personal Affliction. ( b. c. 588.) 1 I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath. 2 He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light. 3 Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day. 4 My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones. 5 He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail. 6 He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old. 7 He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath… Read the whole commentary →