Lamentations 3:45 (DRB)

Passage

Samech. Thou hast made me as an outcast, and refuse in the midst of the people.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:43 Samech. Thou hast covered in thy wrath, and hast struck us: thou hast killed and hast not spared.

Lamentations 3:44 Samech. Thou hast set a cloud before thee, that our prayer may not pass through.

Lamentations 3:45 Samech. Thou hast made me as an outcast, and refuse in the midst of the people.

Lamentations 3:46 Phe. All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.

Lamentations 3:47 Phe. Prophecy is become to us a fear, and a snare, and destruction.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "samech", "thou", "hast", "outcast", "refuse", "midst", and "people". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "samech" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 44's "Samech Thou hast set a cloud before..." into verse 46's "Phe All our enemies have opened their...", so "samech" and "thou" 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 "samech" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.