Lamentations 3:6 – In the Dark Like the Dead

Lamentations 3:6 - In dark places He has made me dwell, like those who have long been dead. (NASB)

The above verse continues the thoughts begun in Lamentations 3:1, in which the speaker expresses his experience of being disciplined by God.

Break it down: Let’s look at the key Hebrew words in the passage and their meanings.

machshak - dark place
yashab - to sit, to remain, to dwell, inhabitants
muth - to die
olam - long duration, antiquity, futurity

Expand and Dig: Let’s use these meanings to expand the passage and dig deeper.

In the dark place He has made me to sit, to remain, to dwell, like those who are long dead.
 
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