Lamentations 3:18

And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the Lord:

Cross-reference

Lamentations 3:54 continues the same lament with the cry 'I am cut off,' reinforcing the depth of despair in this verse.

Job 6:11 Parallel

In Job 6:11, Job questions what strength he has to hope — directly echoing the loss of strength and hope lamented here.

Job 17:15 Parallel

In Job 17:15, Job asks where his hope is — mirroring the declaration that hope has perished in this verse.

Ezekiel 37:11 echoes this exact cry of lost hope from Israel, yet that passage leads to the vision of dry bones restored.

Jeremiah 31:17 promises hope for the future, directly countering the statement here that hope has perished.

Job 8:13 Contrast

Job 8:13 uses the same 'hope perishes' phrase but for the godless, contrasting with the righteous sufferer here.

Psalm 77:10 Contrast

Psalm 77:10 records a similar 'I said' of distress, but then pivots to remembering God's past faithfulness, offering a contrast to the hopelessness here.

In 1 Samuel 27:1, David despairs that he will perish by Saul's hand — similar to the cry that hope has perished from the Lord.

Psalm 31:22 Parallel

In Psalm 31:22, the psalmist felt cut off from God's sight — similar to the sense here that hope has perished from the Lord.

Jeremiah 10:19 expresses a similar personal grief and acceptance of divine discipline, echoing the tone of endurance in Lamentations.