Lamentations 3:5
He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
King James Version
In Context
4My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.
6He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.
Cross References
Psalms 69:21They gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.
Jeremiah 9:15Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
Lamentations 3:7He hath hedged me about, 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 →