Lamentations 3:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.”

Lamentations 3:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 3:17 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Lamentations 3:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Lamentations 3:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“You have removed my soul far away from peace. I forgot prosperity.”

Lamentations 3:17 — World English Bible

Lamentations 3:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace; I forgat prosperity.”

Lamentations 3:17 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 3:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Thou castest off from peace my soul, I have forgotten prosperity.”

Lamentations 3:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 3:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I have forgotten prosperity.”

Lamentations 3:17 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 3:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thus my soule was farre off from peace: I forgate prosperitie,”

Lamentations 3:17 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 3:17 in Context — Lamentations 3

15 Il m’a rassasié d’amertume, Il m’a enivré d’absinthe.

16 Il a brisé mes dents avec des cailloux, Il m’a couvert de cendre.

17 Tu m’as enlevé la paix; Je ne connais plus le bonheur.

18 Et j’ai dit: Ma force est perdue, Je n’ai plus d’espérance en l’Éternel!

19 Quand je pense à ma détresse et à ma misère, A l’absinthe et au poison;

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What Does Lamentations 3:17 Mean?

Lamentations 3:17 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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