Lamentations 3:54 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.”

Lamentations 3:54 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 3:54 in 6 Bible Translations

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Lamentations 3:54 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Waters flowed over my head. I said, “I am cut off.””

Lamentations 3:54 — World English Bible

Lamentations 3:54 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Waters flowed over my head; I said, I am cut off. ”

Lamentations 3:54 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 3:54 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Flowed have waters over my head, I have said, I have been cut off.”

Lamentations 3:54 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 3:54 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Waters streamed over my head; I said, I am cut off. ”

Lamentations 3:54 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 3:54 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Waters flowed ouer mine head, then thought I, I am destroyed.”

Lamentations 3:54 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 3:54 in Context — Lamentations 3

52 Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.

53 They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.

54 Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.

55 I called upon thy name, O Lord, out of the low dungeon.

56 Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.

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

What Does Lamentations 3:54 Mean?

Lamentations 3:54 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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