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 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.

41 Levantemos nossos corações e as mãos a Deus nos céus,

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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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