Lamentations 3:1 (DRB)

Passage

Aleph. I am the man that see my poverty by the rod of his indignation.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:1 Aleph. I am the man that see my poverty by the rod of his indignation.

Lamentations 3:2 Aleph. He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, and not into light.

Lamentations 3:3 Aleph. Only against me he hath turned, and turned again his hand all the day.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "aleph", "poverty", and "indignation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "aleph" and "poverty", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Aleph He hath led me and brought...", so "aleph" and "poverty" should be read forward into that movement. In Lamentations context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "aleph" and "poverty" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.