Tag Archives: Lamentations 3

where the hurt should go

Posted on December 29, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

where the hurt should go Lamentations 3:64-66 (JDV) Lamentations 3:64 You will pay them back what they deserve, Yahveh, according to the work of their hands. Lamentations 3:65 You will give them a heart filled with anguish. May your curse … Continue reading →

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there when we call

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

there when we call Lamentations 3:57-63 (JDV) Lamentations 3:57 You came near whenever I called you; you said, “Do not be afraid.” Lamentations 3:58 You championed my cause, Lord; you redeemed my life. Lamentations 3:59 Yahveh, you saw the wrong … Continue reading →

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he heard our plea

Posted on December 27, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

he heard our plea Lamentations 3:52-56 (JDV) Lamentations 3:52 For no reason, my enemies hunted me like a bird. Lamentations 3:53 They silenced my life in a pit and threw stones on me. Lamentations 3:54 Water flooded over my head, … Continue reading →

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unstoppable grief

Posted on December 26, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

unstoppable grief Lamentations 3:48-51 (JDV) Lamentations 3:48 My eyes flow with streams of tears because of the destruction of my dear people. Lamentations 3:49 My eyes overflow unceasingly, without stopping, Lamentations 3:50 until Yahveh looks down from the sky and … Continue reading →

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access denied

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

access denied Lamentations 3:40-47 (JDV) Lamentations 3:40 Let us examine and probe our ways, and turn back to Yahveh. Lamentations 3:41 Let us lift up our hearts and our hands to God in the sky: Lamentations 3:42 “We have sinned … Continue reading →

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cause for celebration

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

cause for celebration Lamentations 3:37-39 (JDV) Lamentations 3:37 Who is there who speaks and it happens, unless the Lord has ordained it? Lamentations 3:38 Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High? Lamentations 3:39 … Continue reading →

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trusting him for justice

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

trusting him for justice Lamentations 3:30-36 (JDV) Lamentations 3:30 Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with disgrace Lamentations 3:31 because the Lord will not reject us forever. Lamentations 3:32 Even … Continue reading →

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sit down and shut up

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

sit down and shut up Lamentations 3:27-29 (JDV) Lamentations 3:27 It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young. Lamentations 3:28 Let him sit alone and be silent, because God has disciplined him. Lamentations … Continue reading →

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wait quietly for rescue

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

wait quietly for rescue Lamentations 3:24-26 (JDV) Lamentations 3:24 I say, “Yahveh is my portion, therefore I will put my hope in him.” Lamentations 3:25 Yahveh is good to those who wait for him, to the person who seeks him. … Continue reading →

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counteracting the poison

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Jefferson Vann

counteracting the poison Lamentations 3:19-23 (JDV) Lamentations 3:19 Remember my misery and my homelessness, the wormwood and the poison. Lamentations 3:20 I continually remember them and have become depressed. Lamentations 3:21 Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I … Continue reading →

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