Lamentations 3:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.”

Lamentations 3:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 3:28 in 6 Bible Translations

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Lamentations 3:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he has laid it on him.”

Lamentations 3:28 — World English Bible

Lamentations 3:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he hath laid it upon him.”

Lamentations 3:28 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 3:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“He sitteth alone, and is silent, For He hath laid <FI>it<Fi> upon him.”

Lamentations 3:28 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 3:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He sitteth solitary and keepeth silence, because he hath laid it upon him;”

Lamentations 3:28 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 3:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He sitteth alone, and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it vpon him.”

Lamentations 3:28 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 3:28 in Context — Lamentations 3

26 Bueno es esperar callando en la salud de Jehová.

27 Bueno es al hombre, si llevare el yugo desde su mocedad.

28 Sentaráse solo, y callará, porque lo llevó sobre sí.

29 Pondrá su boca en el polvo, por si quizá hay esperanza.

30 Dará la mejilla al que le hiriere; hartaráse de afrenta.

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What Does Lamentations 3:28 Mean?

Lamentations 3:28 is a verse from the Book of Lamentations, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Lamentations chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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