Lamentations 3:39
“Wherefore doeth a liuing man complaine, a man for the punishment of his sinnes?”
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Lamentations 3:39 Context
37¶ Who is hee that sayth, and it commeth to passe, when the Lord commandeth it not? 38Out of the mouth of the most hie proceedeth not euill and good? 39Wherefore doeth a liuing man complaine, a man for the punishment of his sinnes? 40Let vs search and try our waies, and turne againe to the Lord. 41Let vs lift vp our heart with our hands vnto God in the heauens.
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Other Translations for Lamentations 3:39
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
- King James Version
Why should {any} living mortal, or {any} man, Offer complaint in view of his sins?
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
- American Standard Version (1901)
What protest may a living man make, even a man about the punishment of his sin?
- Basic English Bible
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
- Darby Bible
Why doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
- Webster's Bible
Why does a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
- World English Bible
What -- sigh habitually doth a living man, A man for his sin?
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a strong man because of his sins?
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Lamentations 3:39
3:39 Wherefore - The Jews, check themselves in their complaints from the consideration, that nothing had befallen them, but what was the just reward of their sins.