Lamentations 3:17-19
Darby Translation
17 And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I have forgotten prosperity.
18 And I said, My strength is perished, and my hope in Jehovah.
19 Remember thou mine affliction and my wandering, the wormwood and the gall.
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Lamentations 3:17-19
King James Version
17 And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
18 And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the Lord:
19 Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
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Lamentations 3:17-19
New King James Version
17 You have moved my soul far from peace;
I have forgotten [a]prosperity.
18 (A)And I said, “My strength and my hope
Have perished from the Lord.”
Footnotes
- Lamentations 3:17 Lit. good
- Lamentations 3:19 bitterness
Lamentations 3:17-19
English Standard Version
17 my soul is bereft of peace;
I have forgotten what happiness[a] is;
18 (A)so I say, “My endurance has perished;
so has my hope from the Lord.”
Footnotes
- Lamentations 3:17 Hebrew good
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