Lamentations 3:6 (GNV)

Passage

He hath set me in darke places, as they that be dead for euer.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:4 My flesh and my skinne hath he caused to waxe olde, and he hath broken my bones.

Lamentations 3:5 He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall, and labour.

Lamentations 3:6 He hath set me in darke places, as they that be dead for euer.

Lamentations 3:7 He hath hedged about mee, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chaines heauy.

Lamentations 3:8 Also when I cry and showte, hee shutteth out my prayer.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "He hath builded against me and compassed..." into verse 7's "He hath hedged about mee that I...", so "hath" and "darke" 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 "hath" and "darke" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.