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Passage Lookup: Lamentations 3:1-18
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I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
Lamentations 3:1
- Variant Count: 3 (17%)
I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of the Lord 's wrath.
He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness rather than light;
Lamentations 3:2
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness rather than light;
indeed, he has turned his hand against me again and again, all day long.
Lamentations 3:3
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
indeed, he has turned his hand against me again and again, all day long.
He has made my skin and my flesh grow old and has broken my bones.
Lamentations 3:4
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
He has made my skin and my flesh grow old and has broken my bones.
He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
Lamentations 3:5
- Variant Count: 1 (8%)
He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
He has made me dwell in darkness like those long dead.
Lamentations 3:6
- Variant Count: 1 (8%)
He has made me dwell in darkness like those long dead.
He has walled me in so I cannot escape; he has weighed me down with chains.
Lamentations 3:7
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
He has walled me in so I cannot escape; he has weighed me down with chains.
Even when I call out or cry for help, he shuts out my prayer.
Lamentations 3:8
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
Even when I call out or cry for help, he shuts out my prayer.
He has barred my way with blocks of stone; he has made my paths crooked.
Lamentations 3:9
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
He has barred my way with blocks of stone; he has made my paths crooked.
Like a bear lying in wait, like a lion in hiding,
Lamentations 3:10
- Variant Count: 1 (8%)
Like a bear lying in wait, like a lion in hiding,
he dragged me from the path and mangled me and left me without help.
Lamentations 3:11
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
he dragged me from the path and mangled me and left me without help.
He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrows.
Lamentations 3:12
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
He drew his bow and made me the target for his arrows.
He pierced my heart with arrows from his quiver.
Lamentations 3:13
- Variant Count: 1 (10%)
He pierced my heart with arrows from his quiver.
I became the laughingstock of all my people; they mock me in song all day long.
Lamentations 3:14
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
I became the laughingstock of all my people; they mock me in song all day long.
He has filled me with bitter herbs and sated me with gall.
Lamentations 3:15
- Variant Count: 4 (28%)
He has filled me with bitter herbs and given me gall to drink.
He has broken my teeth with gravel; he has trampled me in the dust.
Lamentations 3:16
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
He has broken my teeth with gravel; he has trampled me in the dust.
I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.
Lamentations 3:17
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.
So I say, "My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the LORD."
Lamentations 3:18
- Variant Count: 3 (16%)
So I say, "My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the Lord ."
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