“"So I say, 'Gone is my glory and my expectation from the Lord'." That is, like one who concludes in desperation. Also, like one who would claim: since I am amidst obstacles, and the Lord rejects me, He does not aid me. Again: "so, I say": within my heart, like a person in desperation. Thus, in conclusion is said: "Gon…”
Thomas Aquinas, 13th c. — Commentary on Lamentations
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18And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:
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16He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.
17And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
— Lamentations 3:18 —
19Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
20My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is humbled in me.