Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on Lamentations 3:5 in English Standard Version "he has besieged and enveloped me with bitterness and tribulation;" De 29:18 Beware lest there be among you a man or woman or clan or tribe whose heart is turning away today from the Lord our God to go and serve the gods of those nations. Beware lest there be among you a root bearing poisonous and bitter fruit, Job 19:12 His troops come on together; they have cast up their siege ramp against me and encamp around my tent. La 3:19 Remember my affliction and my wanderings, the wormwood and the gall!