Lamentations 3:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?”

Lamentations 3:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 3:38 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Lamentations 3:38 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Lamentations 3:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Doesn’t evil and good come out of the mouth of the Most High?”

Lamentations 3:38 — World English Bible

Lamentations 3:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Out of the mouth of the Most High cometh there not evil and good?”

Lamentations 3:38 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 3:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“From the mouth of the Most High Go not forth the evils and the good.”

Lamentations 3:38 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 3:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Out of the mouth of the Most High doth not there proceed evil and good?”

Lamentations 3:38 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 3:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Out of the mouth of the most high proceedeth not euill and good?”

Lamentations 3:38 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 3:38 in Context — Lamentations 3

36 Prejudicar ao homem em sua causa: o Senhor não aprova ) [tais coisas] .

37 Quem é que pode fazer suceder [algo] que diz, se o Senhor não tiver mandado?

38 Por acaso da boca do Altíssimo não sai tanto a maldição como a bênção?

39 Por que o homem vivente se queixa da punição de seus próprios pecados?

40 Examinemos nossos caminhos, investiguemos, e nos voltemos ao SENHOR.

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What Does Lamentations 3:38 Mean?

Lamentations 3:38 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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