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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

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

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.

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