Lamentations 3:39 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?”

Lamentations 3:39 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 3:39 in 6 Bible Translations

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Lamentations 3:39 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Why should a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?”

Lamentations 3:39 — World English Bible

Lamentations 3:39 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?”

Lamentations 3:39 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 3:39 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“What--sigh habitually doth a living man, A man for his sin?”

Lamentations 3:39 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 3:39 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?”

Lamentations 3:39 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 3:39 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wherefore then is the liuing man sorowfull? man suffreth for his sinne.”

Lamentations 3:39 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 3:39 in Context — Lamentations 3

37 Qui dira qu’une chose arrive, Sans que le Seigneur l’ait ordonnée?

38 N’est-ce pas de la volonté du Très-Haut que viennent Les maux et les biens?

39 Pourquoi l’homme vivant se plaindrait-il? Que chacun se plaigne de ses propres péchés.

40 Recherchons nos voies et sondons, Et retournons à l’Éternel;

41 Élevons nos cœurs et nos mains Vers Dieu qui est au ciel:

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What Does Lamentations 3:39 Mean?

Lamentations 3:39 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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