Lamentations 3:16

“He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.”

"He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes." - Lamentations 3:16
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What does Lamentations 3:16 mean?

The Bible verse Lamentations 3:16 in the King James Version (KJV) reads: "He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones; he hath covered me with ashes" This verse comes from the book of Lamentations, which is a collection of five poetic laments for the destruction of…

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Embracing the Ashes: Finding Hope in Brokenness

Lamentations 3:16 presents a vivid image of deep suffering and despair: "He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones; he hath covered me with ashes." This verse encapsulates the profound pain that comes from life’s trials. The author, traditionally attributed to the prophet…

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A Prayer of Profound Reflection and Healing

O Lord, our Heavenly Father, In the sacred stillness of this moment, I bow my heart before You, reflecting on the words from Lamentations 3:16: "He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes." Lord, these poignant words remind me of the deep pain…

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Lamentations 3:36 - "To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not."
Lamentations 3:3 - "Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day."
Lamentations 5:16 - "The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!"
Lamentations 3:27 - "It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth."
Lamentations 3:38 - "Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?"
Lamentations 3:47 - "Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction."
Lamentations 3:19 - "Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall."
Lamentations 3:34 - "To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,"
Lamentations 3:50 - "Till the LORD look down, and behold from heaven."
Lamentations 3:37 - "¶ Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?"
Lamentations 3:29 - "He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope."
Lamentations 3:2 - "He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light."
Lamentations 3:21 - "This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope."
Lamentations 3:45 - "Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people."
Lamentations 3:49 - "Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,"
Lamentations 3:20 - "My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me."
Lamentations 3:35 - "To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,"
Lamentations 3:46 - "All our enemies have opened their mouths against us."
Lamentations 3:63 - "Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their musick."
Lamentations 3:33 - "For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men."
Lamentations 3:65 - "Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them."
Lamentations 3:66 - "Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the LORD."
Lamentations 3:42 - "We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned."