The Meaning of Lamentations 3:21 Explained

Lamentations 3:21

KJV: This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.

YLT: This I turn to my heart -- therefore I hope.

Darby: This I recall to heart, therefore have I hope.

ASV: This I recall to my mind; therefore have I hope.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

This I recall  to my mind,  therefore have I hope. 

What does Lamentations 3:21 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Lamentations 3

1  The prophet bewails his own calamities
22  By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope
37  He acknowledges God's justice
55  He prays for deliverance
64  And vengeance on his enemies

What do the individual words in Lamentations 3:21 mean?

This I recall to my mind upon thus I have hope -
זֹ֛את אָשִׁ֥יב אֶל־ לִבִּ֖י עַל־ כֵּ֥ן אוֹחִֽיל ס

זֹ֛את  This 
Parse: Pronoun, feminine singular
Root: זׄאת  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such.
אָשִׁ֥יב  I  recall 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
לִבִּ֖י  my  mind 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
עַל־  upon 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
כֵּ֥ן  thus 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֵּן 
Sense: so, therefore, thus.
אוֹחִֽיל  I  have  hope 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: יָחַל  
Sense: to wait, hope, expect.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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