Lamentations 3:6
He hath set me in dark places, as those that have long been dead.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.
In Context
5He hath builded against me, and encompassed me with bitterness and woe.
7He hath hedged me about, so that I cannot get out; he hath made my chain heavy;
Cross References
Psalms 88:5I am left to myself among the dead, Like the slain who lie in the grave, Whom thou no more rememberest, And who are cut off from thy [[protecting]] hand.
Psalms 143:7Hear me speedily, O LORD! My spirit faileth; Hide not thy face from me. Lest I become like those who go down to the pit!
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 →