Lamentations 3:15 (YLT)

Passage

He hath filled me with bitter things, He hath filled me <FI>with<Fi> wormwood.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:13 He hath caused to enter into my reins The sons of His quiver.

Lamentations 3:14 I have been a derision to all my people, Their song all the day.

Lamentations 3:15 He hath filled me with bitter things, He hath filled me <FI>with<Fi> wormwood.

Lamentations 3:16 And He breaketh with gravel my teeth, He hath covered me with ashes.

Lamentations 3:17 And Thou castest off from peace my soul, I have forgotten prosperity.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hath", "filled", "bitter", "things", 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 have been a derision to all..." into verse 16's "And He breaketh with gravel my teeth...", 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.