Lamentations 3:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.”
Lamentations 3:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Lamentations 3:28 in 6 Bible Translations
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Lamentations 3:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he has laid it on him.”
Lamentations 3:28 — World English Bible
Lamentations 3:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he hath laid it upon him. ”
Lamentations 3:28 — American Standard Version
Lamentations 3:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“He sitteth alone, and is silent, For He hath laid <FI>it<Fi> upon him.”
Lamentations 3:28 — Young's Literal Translation
Lamentations 3:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He sitteth solitary and keepeth silence, because he hath laid it upon him; ”
Lamentations 3:28 — Darby Translation
Lamentations 3:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“He sitteth alone, and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it vpon him.”
Lamentations 3:28 — Geneva Bible
Lamentations 3:28 in Context — Lamentations 3
26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
28 He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
29 He putteth his mouth in the dust; if so be there may be hope.
30 He giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproach.
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What Does Lamentations 3:28 Mean?
Lamentations 3:28 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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