Lamentations 3:20 (YLT)

Passage

Remember well, and bow down doth my soul in me.

Nearby Context

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.

Lamentations 3:21 This I turn to my heart--therefore I hope.

Lamentations 3:22 The kindnesses of Jehovah! For we have not been consumed, For not ended have His mercies.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "remember", "well", "down", "doth", and "soul". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "remember" and "well", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "Remember my affliction and my mourning Wormwood..." into verse 21's "This I turn to my heart--therefore I...", so "remember" and "well" 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 "remember" and "well" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.