Lamentations 3:47 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.”

Lamentations 3:47 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 3:47 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Lamentations 3:47 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Lamentations 3:47 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Terror and the pit have come on us, devastation and destruction.””

Lamentations 3:47 — World English Bible

Lamentations 3:47 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Fear and the pit are come upon us, devastation and destruction.”

Lamentations 3:47 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 3:47 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Fear and a snare hath been for us, Desolation and destruction.”

Lamentations 3:47 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 3:47 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Fear and the pit are come upon us, devastation and ruin.”

Lamentations 3:47 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 3:47 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Feare, and a snare is come vpon vs with desolation and destruction.”

Lamentations 3:47 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 3:47 in Context — Lamentations 3

45 Tu nous as rendus un objet de mépris et de dédain Au milieu des peuples.

46 Ils ouvrent la bouche contre nous, Tous ceux qui sont nos ennemis.

47 Notre partage a été la terreur et la fosse, Le ravage et la ruine.

48 Des torrents d’eau coulent de mes yeux, A cause de la ruine de la fille de mon peuple.

49 Mon œil fond en larmes, sans repos, Sans relâche,

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What Does Lamentations 3:47 Mean?

Lamentations 3:47 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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