Lamentations 3:28
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Let him sit alone in silence, for God has disciplined him.”
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BSBPD
“Let him sit alone in silence, for God has disciplined him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he hath laid it upon him.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“He sitteth alone, and is silent, For He hath laid <FI>it<Fi> upon him.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Lamentations 3:28 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 23:2“Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
- Psalms 39:9I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.
- Psalms 39:10Remove Your scourge from me; I am perishing by the force of Your hand.
- Psalms 102:7I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.
- Jeremiah 15:17I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.
- Lamentations 2:10The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.
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