Lamentations 3:39
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
KJV
Quid murmuravit homo vivens, vir pro peccatis suis ?
Vulgate
Μήμ. Τί γογγύσῃ ἄνθρωπος ζῶν ἀνὴρ περὶ τῆς ἁμαρτίας αὐτοῦ;
LXX
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
ASV
מַה יִּתְאוֹנֵן֙ אָדָ֣ם חָ֔י גֶּ֖בֶר עַל חטא/ו חֲטָאָֽי/ו
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
גֶ֣בֶר
gbr
noun · 65×
חֵֽטְא
cht'
noun · 35×
חַי
chy
verb · 502×
יִּתְאוֹנֵן֙
yt'vnn
verb · 2×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 3:18 — And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.
- 2Sam 12:20 — Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, th
- Ezek 14:6 — Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Repent, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.
- Ezek 16:63 — That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord GOD.
- Ezra 9:13 — And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as thi
- Gen 4:5 — But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
- Hos 12:6 — Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
- Isa 39:8 — Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.
- Jer 5:25 — Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.
- Jer 10:19 — Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.
- Jer 30:15 — Why criest thou for thine affliction? thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity: because thy sins were increased, I have done these things unto thee.
- Job 33:23 — If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness:
- Mic 7:9 — I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousn
- Mic 7:9 — I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousn
- Neh 1:6 — Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess
- Prov 19:3 — The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
- Ps 77:3 — I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
- Ps 102:10 — Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
- Ps 107:11 — Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
- Ps 107:17 — Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
- Zech 1:3 — Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.