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Lamentations 3:39-66
New International Version
Lamentations 3:39-66
New International Version
39 Why should the living complain
when punished for their sins?(A)
40 Let us examine our ways and test them,(B)
and let us return to the Lord.(C)
41 Let us lift up our hearts and our hands
to God in heaven,(D) and say:
42 “We have sinned and rebelled(E)
and you have not forgiven.(F)
43 “You have covered yourself with anger and pursued(G) us;
you have slain without pity.(H)
44 You have covered yourself with a cloud(I)
so that no prayer(J) can get through.(K)
45 You have made us scum(L) and refuse
among the nations.
46 “All our enemies have opened their mouths
wide(M) against us.(N)
47 We have suffered terror and pitfalls,(O)
ruin and destruction.(P)”
48 Streams of tears(Q) flow from my eyes(R)
because my people are destroyed.(S)
49 My eyes will flow unceasingly,
without relief,(T)
50 until the Lord looks down
from heaven and sees.(U)
51 What I see brings grief to my soul
because of all the women of my city.
52 Those who were my enemies without cause
hunted me like a bird.(V)
53 They tried to end my life in a pit(W)
and threw stones at me;
54 the waters closed over my head,(X)
and I thought I was about to perish.(Y)
55 I called on your name, Lord,
from the depths(Z) of the pit.(AA)
56 You heard my plea:(AB) “Do not close your ears
to my cry for relief.”
57 You came near(AC) when I called you,
and you said, “Do not fear.”(AD)
58 You, Lord, took up my case;(AE)
you redeemed my life.(AF)
59 Lord, you have seen the wrong done to me.(AG)
Uphold my cause!(AH)
60 You have seen the depth of their vengeance,
all their plots against me.(AI)
Lamentations 3:39-66
New American Standard Bible
Lamentations 3:39-66
New American Standard Bible
39 Of what can any living [a]mortal, or any man,
(A)Complain [b]in view of his sins?
40 Let’s (B)examine and search out our ways,
And let’s return to the Lord.
41 We (C)raise our heart [c]and hands
Toward God in heaven;
42 We have (D)done wrong and rebelled;
You have (E)not pardoned.
43 You have covered Yourself with (F)anger
And (G)pursued us;
You have slain and (H)have not spared.
44 You have (I)veiled Yourself with a cloud
So that (J)no prayer can pass through.
45 You have made us mere (K)refuse and rubbish
In the midst of the peoples.
46 All our enemies have (L)opened their mouths against us.
47 (M)Panic and pitfall have come upon us,
Devastation and destruction;
48 My [d](N)eyes run down with streams of water
Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.
49 My eyes flow (O)unceasingly,
Without stopping,
50 Until the Lord (P)looks down
And sees from heaven.
51 My eyes bring pain to my soul
Because of all the daughters of my city.
52 My enemies (Q)without reason
Hunted me down (R)like a bird;
53 They have silenced [e]me (S)in the pit
And have [f](T)thrown stones on me.
54 Waters flowed (U)over my head;
I said, “I am [g]cut off!”
55 I (V)called on Your name, Lord,
Out of the lowest pit.
56 You have (W)heard my voice,
“(X)Do not cover Your ear from my plea for relief,
From my cry for help.”
57 You (Y)came near on the day I called to You;
You said, “(Z)Do not fear!”
58 Lord, You (AA)have pleaded my soul’s cause;
You have (AB)redeemed my life.
59 Lord, You have (AC)seen my oppression;
(AD)Judge my case.
60 You have seen all their vengeance,
All their (AE)schemes against me.
61 You have heard their (AF)reproach, Lord,
All their schemes against me.
62 The (AG)lips of my assailants and their talk
Are against me all day long.
63 Look at their [h](AH)sitting and their rising;
(AI)I am their mocking song.
64 You will (AJ)repay them, Lord,
In accordance with the work of their hands.
65 You will give them [i](AK)shamelessness of heart,
Your curse will be on them.
66 You will (AL)pursue them in anger and eliminate them
From under the (AM)heavens of the Lord!
Notas al pie
- Lamentations 3:39 Or human being
- Lamentations 3:39 Or on the basis of
- Lamentations 3:41 Lit toward our
- Lamentations 3:48 Lit eye goes down
- Lamentations 3:53 Lit my life
- Lamentations 3:53 Or thrown a stone
- Lamentations 3:54 Or destroyed
- Lamentations 3:63 I.e., daily activities
- Lamentations 3:65 Or insanity
Lamentations 3:39-66
Amplified Bible
Lamentations 3:39-66
Amplified Bible
39
Why should any living mortal, or any man,
Complain [of punishment] in view of his sins?
40
Let us test and examine our ways,
And let us return to the Lord.
41
Let us lift up our hearts and our hands [in prayer]
Toward God in heaven;
42
We have transgressed and rebelled,
You have not pardoned.
43
You have covered Yourself with anger
And pursued us;
You have slain [without pity] and have not spared.
44
You have covered Yourself with a cloud
So that no prayer can pass through.
45
You have made us scum and refuse
Among the peoples (Gentile nations).
46
All our enemies have gaped at us.
47
Panic and pitfall (traps, danger) have come on us,
Devastation and destruction.
48
My eyes overflow with streams of tears
Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people (Jerusalem).
49
My eyes overflow unceasingly,
Without stopping,
50
Until the Lord looks down
And sees from heaven.
51
My eyes [see things that] bring pain to my soul
Because of all the daughters of my city.
52
Without cause my enemies
Hunted me down like a bird;
53
They silenced me in the pit
And placed a stone over me.(A)
54
The waters ran down on my head;
I said, “I am cut off (destroyed)!”
55
I called on Your name, O Lord,
Out of the lowest pit.(B)
56
You have heard my voice,
“Do not hide Your ear from my prayer for relief,
From my cry for help.”
57
You drew near on the day I called to You;
You said, “Do not fear.”(C)
58
O Lord, You have pleaded my soul’s cause [You have guided my way and protected me];
You have rescued and redeemed my life.
59
O Lord, You have seen the wrong [done to me];
Judge my case.
60
You have seen all their vengeance,
All their schemes against me.
61
You have heard their reproach, O Lord,
And all their schemes against me.
62
The lips and whispering of my assailants
Are against me all day long.
63
Look at their sitting and their rising [their actions and secret counsels];
I am their mocking song [the subject of their ridicule].(D)
64
You will repay them, O Lord,
According to the work of their hands.
65
You will harden their hearts;
Your curse will be upon them.
66
You will pursue them in anger and destroy them
From under the heavens of the Lord.
Lamentations 3:39-66
King James Version
Lamentations 3:39-66
King James Version
39 Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
40 Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.
41 Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.
42 We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.
43 Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.
44 Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.
45 Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.
46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.
47 Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.
48 Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
49 Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission.
50 Till the Lord look down, and behold from heaven.
51 Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city.
52 Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.
53 They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.
54 Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.
55 I called upon thy name, O Lord, out of the low dungeon.
56 Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
57 Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not.
58 O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.
59 O Lord, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause.
60 Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their imaginations against me.
61 Thou hast heard their reproach, O Lord, and all their imaginations against me;
62 The lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against me all the day.
63 Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their musick.
64 Render unto them a recompence, O Lord, according to the work of their hands.
65 Give them sorrow of heart, thy curse unto them.
66 Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the heavens of the Lord.
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Lamentations 3:39-66
Contemporary English Version
Lamentations 3:39-66
Contemporary English Version
39 We're still alive!
We shouldn't complain
when we are being punished
for our sins.
40 Instead, we should think
about the way we are living,
and turn back to the Lord.
41 When we lift our hands
in prayer to God in heaven,
we should offer him our hearts
and say, 42 “We've sinned!
We've rebelled against you,
and you haven't forgiven us!
43 Anger is written all over you,
as you pursue and slaughter us
without showing pity.
44 You are behind a wall of clouds
that blocks out our prayers.
45 You allowed nations
to treat us like garbage;
46 our enemies curse us.
47 We are terrified and trapped,
caught and crushed.”
48 My people are destroyed!
Tears flood my eyes,
49 and they won't stop
50 until the Lord looks down
from heaven and helps.
51 I am horrified when I see
what enemies have done
to the young women of our city.
52 No one had reason to hate me,
but I was hunted down
like a bird.
53 Then they tried to kill me
by tossing me into a pit
and throwing stones at me.
54 Water covered my head—
I thought I was gone.
55 From the bottom of the pit,
I prayed to you, Lord.
56 I begged you to listen.
“Help!” I shouted. “Save me!”
You answered my prayer
57 and came when I was in need.
You told me, “Don't worry!”
58 You rescued me
and saved my life.
59 You saw them abuse me, Lord,
so make things right.
60 You know every plot
they have made against me.
61 Yes, you know their insults
and their evil plans.
62 All day long they attack
with words and whispers.
63 No matter what they are doing,
they keep on mocking me.
64 Pay them back for everything
they have done, Lord!
65 Put your curse on them
and make them suffer.[a]
66 Get angry and go after them
until not a trace is left
under the heavens.
Notas al pie
- 3.65 make them suffer: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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