Lamentations 3:21
New International Version
Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:

New Living Translation
Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this:

English Standard Version
But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope:

Berean Standard Bible
Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope:

King James Bible
This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.

New King James Version
This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope.

New American Standard Bible
I recall this to my mind, Therefore I wait.

NASB 1995
This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope.

NASB 1977
This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope.

Legacy Standard Bible
This I will return to my heart; Therefore I will wait in hope.

Amplified Bible
But this I call to mind, Therefore I have hope.

Christian Standard Bible
Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope:

American Standard Version
This I recall to my mind; therefore have I hope.

Contemporary English Version
Then I remember something that fills me with hope.

English Revised Version
This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"The reason I can [still] find hope is that I keep this one thing in mind:

Good News Translation
Yet hope returns when I remember this one thing:

International Standard Version
This is what comes to mind, and therefore I have hope:

Majority Standard Bible
Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope:

NET Bible
But this I call to mind; therefore I have hope:

New Heart English Bible
But this I call to my mind; therefore I have hope:

Webster's Bible Translation
This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.

World English Bible
This I recall to my mind; therefore I have hope.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
This I turn to my heart—therefore I hope.

Young's Literal Translation
This I turn to my heart -- therefore I hope.

Smith's Literal Translation
I will turn this back to my heart; for this I shall hope.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Zain. These things I shall think over in my heart, therefore will I hope.

Catholic Public Domain Version
ZAIN. These recollections are in my heart; therefore, I shall hope.

New American Bible
But this I will call to mind; therefore I will hope:

New Revised Standard Version
But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope:
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
This I recall to mind; therefore I have hope in God.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
This I shall set on my heart. Because of this, I shall wait for him
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
This I recall to my mind, Therefore have I hope.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
This will I lay up in my heart, therefore I will endure.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Jeremiah's Hope
20Surely my soul remembers and is humbled within me. 21Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope: 22Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.…

Cross References
Psalm 42:5
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence.

Psalm 130:7
O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance.

Isaiah 40:31
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

Romans 5:5
And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.

Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.

1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Psalm 33:18
Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion

2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. / For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison. / So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Romans 8:24-25
For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see? / But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.

Psalm 71:14
But I will always hope and will praise You more and more.

1 Thessalonians 1:3
and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 6:19
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,

Psalm 119:49
Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.

Romans 15:13
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 13:13
And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.


Treasury of Scripture

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

recall to my mind.

Psalm 77:7-11
Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more? …

therefore

Lamentations 3:24-29
The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him…

Psalm 119:81
CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

Psalm 130:7
Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.

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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
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Yet I call this to mind
The phrase "Yet I call this to mind" signifies a deliberate act of remembrance. In the Hebrew text, the word for "call to mind" is "שׁוּב" (shuv), which means to return or to turn back. This suggests a conscious decision to redirect one's thoughts. In the context of Lamentations, a book filled with sorrow and lament, this act of remembering is pivotal. It indicates a turning point where the speaker chooses to focus on something beyond the immediate despair. Historically, this reflects the Jewish practice of recalling God's past faithfulness as a source of comfort and strength. The act of remembrance is not passive but an active engagement with one's faith and history.

and therefore I have hope
The word "hope" in Hebrew is "תִּקְוָה" (tikvah), which conveys a sense of expectation and waiting. In the midst of suffering, the speaker finds a reason to hope. This hope is not baseless optimism but is rooted in the character and promises of God. Theologically, this reflects a deep trust in God's covenantal faithfulness. The historical context of Lamentations, likely written after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C., underscores the significance of hope. Despite the devastation, the speaker's hope is anchored in the belief that God will ultimately restore and redeem His people. This hope is a testament to the enduring nature of faith, even in the darkest times.

(21) This I recall to my mind.--Better, This will I recall. The first gleam of hope breaks through the darkness. The sorrow has not been in vain; it has brought humility, and out of humility springs hope.

Verse 21. - This I recall to my mind, etc.; viz. that thou wilt remember me, or, thy faithfulness (ver. 20). Here again there appears to be a reminiscence of a passage in Psalm 42. (ver. 4). Others suppose that "this" refers to the following verses; but in this case a new section would begin in the middle of a triad (the triad of verses beginning with zayin), which is certainly improbable.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Yet I call
אָשִׁ֥יב (’ā·šîḇ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

this
זֹ֛את (zōṯ)
Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

mind,
לִבִּ֖י (lib·bî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

and therefore
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

I have hope:
אוֹחִֽיל׃ (’ō·w·ḥîl)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3176: To wait, to be patient, hope


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