Lamentations 3:18 (YLT)

Passage

And I say, Perished hath my strength and my hope from Jehovah.

Nearby Context

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.

Lamentations 3:18 And I say, Perished hath my strength and my hope from Jehovah.

Lamentations 3:19 Remember my affliction and my mourning, Wormwood and gall!

Lamentations 3:20 Remember well, and bow down doth my soul in me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "perished", "hath", "strength", "hope", and "jehovah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "perished" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "And Thou castest off from peace my..." into verse 19's "Remember my affliction and my mourning Wormwood...", so "perished" 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 "perished" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.