Lamentations 3:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.”

Lamentations 3:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Lamentations 3:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Lamentations 3:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He has made me dwell in dark places, as those who have been long dead.”

Lamentations 3:6 — World English Bible

Lamentations 3:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead. ”

Lamentations 3:6 — American Standard Version

Lamentations 3:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“In dark places He hath caused me to dwell, As the dead of old.”

Lamentations 3:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Lamentations 3:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He hath made me to dwell in dark places as those that have been long dead.”

Lamentations 3:6 — Darby Translation

Lamentations 3:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He hath set me in darke places, as they that be dead for euer.”

Lamentations 3:6 — Geneva Bible

Lamentations 3:6 in Context — Lamentations 3

4 My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.

5 He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.

6 He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.

7 He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.

8 Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.

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What Does Lamentations 3:6 Mean?

Lamentations 3:6 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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