Lamentations 3:13-15
New King James Version
13 He has caused (A)the [a]arrows of His quiver
To pierce my [b]loins.
14 I have become the (B)ridicule of all my people—
(C)Their taunting song all the day.
15 (D)He has filled me with bitterness,
He has made me drink wormwood.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 3:13 Lit. sons of
- Lamentations 3:13 Lit. kidneys
Lamentations 3:13-15
English Standard Version
13 He drove into my kidneys
(A)the arrows of his quiver;
14 (B)I have become the laughingstock of all my people,[a]
(C)the object of their taunts all day long.
15 (D)He has filled me with bitterness;
he has sated me with (E)wormwood.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 3:14 Some manuscripts all peoples
Lamentations 3:13-15
King James Version
13 He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.
14 I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.
15 He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.
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