Lamentations 3:1
I, am the man, that hath seen affliction, by the rod of his indignation;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
In Context
2Me, hath he driven out and brought into darkness, and not light;
Cross References
Psalms 71:20Thou who hast let us see many distresses and misfortunes, Wilt again bring us to life, And, out of the resounding depths of the earth, wilt again raise us up;
Psalms 88:15Afflicted have I been, and dying, from youth, I have borne the terror of thee—I shall be distracted!
Isaiah 53:3Despised was he, and forsaken of men, Man of pains and familiar with sickness,—Yea, like one from whom the face is hidden, Despised, and we esteemed him not.
Jeremiah 15:17I sat not in the circle of mockers, Nor became I uproarious,—Because of thy hand, by myself did I sit, For with indignation, hadst thou filled me.
Jeremiah 20:18Wherefore was it—That from the womb, I came forth, to see labour and pain; and That in shame should my days be consumed!
Lamentations 1:12Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? Look around and see, whether there is pain like my pain, which is severely dealt out to me,—in that Yahweh, hath caused grief, in the day of the glow of his anger?
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:1
The scope of this chapter is the same with that of the two foregoing chapters, but the composition is somewhat different; that was in long verse, this is in short, another kind of metre; that was in single alphabets, this is in a treble one. Here is, I. A sad complaint of God's displeasure and the fruits of it, ver. 1-20 . II. Words of comfort to God's people when they are in trouble and distress, ver. 21-36 . III. Duty prescribed in this afflicted state, ver. 37-41 . IV. The complaint renewed, ver. 42-54 . V.… Read the whole commentary →