Lamentations 3:6 (DRB)

Passage

Beth. He hath set me in dark places as those that are dead for ever.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:4 Beth. My skin and my flesh he hath made old, he hath broken my bones.

Lamentations 3:5 Beth. He hath built round about me, and he hath compassed me with gall, and labour.

Lamentations 3:6 Beth. He hath set me in dark places as those that are dead for ever.

Lamentations 3:7 Ghimel. He hath built against me round about, that I may not get out: he hath made my fetters heavy.

Lamentations 3:8 Ghimel. Yea, and when I cry, and entreat, he hath shut out my prayer.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beth", "hath", "dark", "places", "dead", and "ever". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beth" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Beth He hath built round about me..." into verse 7's "Ghimel He hath built against me round...", so "beth" and "hath" 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 "beth" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.