Lamentations 3:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.”

Lamentations 3:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 3:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Lamentations 3:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.”

Lamentations 3:1 — World English Bible

Lamentations 3:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.”

Lamentations 3:1 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 3:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I <FI>am<Fi> the man <FI>who<Fi> hath seen affliction By the rod of His wrath.”

Lamentations 3:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 3:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.”

Lamentations 3:1 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 3:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I am the man, that hath seene affliction in the rod of his indignation.”

Lamentations 3:1 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 3:1 in Context — Lamentations 3

1 I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.

2 He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.

3 Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day.

Read the full chapter: Lamentations 3 — Whatever Is Gain I Count as Loss for Christ →

What Does Lamentations 3:1 Mean?

Lamentations 3:1 is a verse from the Book of Lamentations, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Lamentations chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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