Lamentations 3:21 (DRB)

Passage

Zain. These things I shall think over in my heart, therefore will I hope.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:19 Zain. Remember my poverty, and transgression, the wormwood and the gall.

Lamentations 3:20 Zain. I will be mindful and remember, and my soul shall languish within me.

Lamentations 3:21 Zain. These things I shall think over in my heart, therefore will I hope.

Lamentations 3:22 Heth. The mercies of the Lord that we are not consumed: because his commiserations have not failed.

Lamentations 3:23 Heth. They are new every morning, great is thy faithfulness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "zain", "things", "shall", "think", "over", "heart", "therefore", and "hope". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "zain" and "things", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "Zain I will be mindful and remember..." into verse 22's "Heth The mercies of the Lord that...", so "zain" and "things" belong inside that flow. In Lamentations context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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