The Prophet’s Hope
Lamentations 3:33
In 11 translations
- BSB
- For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.
- KJV
- For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.willingly: Heb. from his heart
- WEB
- For he does not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.
- ASV
- For he doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.
- LSV
- For He has not afflicted with His heart, || Nor does He grieve the sons of men.
- YLT
- For He hath not afflicted with His heart, Nor doth He grieve the sons of men.
- DBY
- for he doth not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men.
- DRC
- Caph. For he hath not willingly afflicted, nor cast off the children of men.
- GNV
- For he doeth not punish willingly, nor afflict the children of men,
- JPS
- For He doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.
- LXXE
- He has not answered in anger from his heart, though he has brought low the children of a man.
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
- Aleppo Codex and Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia and Ben Chaim’s Second Rabbinic Bible reads בְּנֵי־; Leningrad Codex reads בְנֵי־ (“[the] children of”).
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- כִּ֣י לֹ֤א עִנָּה֙ מִלִּבּ֔וֹ וַיַּגֶּ֖ה בְנֵי־אִֽישׁ׃Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.Marks an anomalous form.We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.
- LXX-Br
- οὐκ ἀπεκριθη ἀπὸ καρδίας αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐταπείνωσεν υἱοὺς ἀνδρός.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
PoetryAfflictionsAlphabetLamentations, Book ofMurmuringPoetry, HebrewAcrosticWarGodAfflictions and Adversities
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Ezekiel 33:11Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should…
- Ezekiel 18:32For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live!
- Hebrews 12:9–10Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live? Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought…
- Isaiah 28:21For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, to do His work, His strange work, and to perform His task, His disturbing task.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).