Lamentations 3:4
2 He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light.
3 Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long.
He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.
5 He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
6 He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- 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.
- DARBY
- My flesh and my skin hath he wasted away, he hath broken my bones.
- BLB
- He has worn out my flesh and my skin; he has broken my bones.
- ÅB
- Han lot mitt kjøtt og min hud fortæres; han knuste mine ben.
- OTB
- Han har fått min hud og mitt kjøtt til å eldes, og har knust mine ben.
- B1930
- Han lot mitt kjøtt og min hud fortæres; han knuste mine ben.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 51:8
Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.
Read in contextIsaiah 38:13
I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me.
Read in contextPsalms 38:2–8
For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.
Read in contextJeremiah 50:17
Israel 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.”
Read in contextPsalms 31:9–10
Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.
Read in contextPsalms 102:3–5
For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.
Read in contextJob 16:8–9
You have bound me, and it has become a witness; my frailty rises up and testifies against me.
Read in contextPsalms 22:14
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
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