Lamentations 3:15 (KJV)

Passage

He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:13 He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.

Lamentations 3:14 I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.

Lamentations 3:15 He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.

Lamentations 3:16 He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.

Lamentations 3:17 And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "filled", "bitterness", "drunken", and "wormwood". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hath" and "filled", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "I was a derision to all my..." into verse 16's "He hath also broken my teeth with...", so "hath" and "filled" 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 "filled" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.