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Lamentations 3:39 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
American Standard Version (ASV)
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
What protest may a living man make, even a man about the punishment of his sin?
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
World English Bible (WEB)
Why does a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
What -- sigh habitually doth a living man, A man for his sin?
| Wherefore | מַה | ma | ma |
| doth a living | יִּתְאוֹנֵן֙ | yitʾônēn | yeet-oh-NANE |
| man | אָדָ֣ם | ʾādām | ah-DAHM |
| complain, | חָ֔י | ḥāy | hai |
| man a | גֶּ֖בֶר | geber | ɡEH-ver |
| for | עַל | ʿal | al |
| the punishment of his sins? | חֲטָאָֽו׃ | ḥăṭāʾāw | huh-ta-AV |