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?
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