The Prophet’s Afflictions
Lamentations 3:4
In 11 translations
- BSB
- He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.
- KJV
- My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.
- WEB
- He has made my flesh and my skin old. He has broken my bones.
- ASV
- My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.
- LSV
- He has worn out my flesh and my skin. He has broken my bones.
- YLT
- He hath worn out my flesh and my skin. He hath broken my bones.
- DBY
- My flesh and my skin hath he wasted away, he hath broken my bones.
- DRC
- Beth. My skin and my flesh he hath made old, he hath broken my bones.
- GNV
- My flesh and my skinne hath he caused to waxe olde, and he hath broken my bones.
- JPS
- My flesh and my skin hath He worn out; He hath broken my bones.
- LXXE
- He has made old my flesh and my skin; he has broken my bones.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- בִּלָּ֤ה בְשָׂרִי֙ וְעוֹרִ֔י שִׁבַּ֖ר עַצְמוֹתָֽי׃
- LXX-Br
- ἐπαλαίωσε σάρκα μου καὶ δέρμα μου, ὀστέα μου συνέτριψεν.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
PoetryAlphabetBone; BonesDespondencyLamentations, Book ofMurmuringPoetry, HebrewJudgmentsAcrosticWar
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Cross-references most cited first
- Isaiah 38:13I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me.
- Psalms 51:8Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.
- Psalms 38:2–8For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me. There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin. For my iniquities have overwhelmed…
- Psalms 31:9–10Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well. For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are…
- Jeremiah 50:17Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”
- Psalms 102:3–5For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers. My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread. Through my loud groaning my flesh clings to my bones.
- Psalms 22:14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
- Job 16:8–9You have bound me, and it has become a witness; my frailty rises up and testifies against me. His anger has torn me and opposed me; He gnashes His teeth at me. My adversary pierces me with His eyes.
- Psalms 32:3When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).