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Lamentations 3:17–18

17  my soul is bereft of peace;

I have forgotten what happiness1 is;

18  gso I say, “My endurance has perished;

so has my hope from the Lord.”

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Lamentations 3:17–18 — The New International Version (NIV)

17 I have been deprived of peace;

I have forgotten what prosperity is.

18 So I say, “My splendor is gone

and all that I had hoped from the Lord.”

Lamentations 3:17–18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

17 And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.

18 And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the Lord:

Lamentations 3:17–18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 Peace has been stripped away,

and I have forgotten what prosperity is.

18 I cry out, “My splendor is gone!

Everything I had hoped for from the Lord is lost!”

Lamentations 3:17–18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

17 You have moved my soul far from peace;

I have forgotten prosperity.

18 And I said, “My strength and my hope

Have perished from the Lord.”

Lamentations 3:17–18 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 I have no more peace.

I have forgotten what happiness is.

18 I said, “My strength is gone,

and I have no hope in the Lord.”

Lamentations 3:17–18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace; I forgat prosperity. 18 And I said, My strength is perished, and mine expectation from Jehovah.

Lamentations 3:17–18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

17 And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I have forgotten prosperity. 18 And I said, My strength is perished, and my hope in Jehovah.

Lamentations 3:17–18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 “My soul has been kept from enjoying peace. 

I have forgotten what happiness is. 

18 I said, ‘I’ve lost my strength ⸤to live⸥ and my hope in the Lord.’ 

Lamentations 3:17–18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 My soul has been deprived of peace;

I have forgotten what happiness is.

18 Then I thought: My future is lost,

as well as my hope from the Lord.

Lamentations 3:17–18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 my soul is bereft of peace;

I have forgotten what happiness is;

18 so I say, “Gone is my glory,

and all that I had hoped for from the Lord.”

Lamentations 3:17–18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 My life has been removed from peace,

I have forgotten goodness.

18 And I have said, “My glory is ruined,

my expectation from Yahweh.”

Lamentations 3:17–18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 I have lost all hope of ever having any peace.

I’ve forgotten what good times are like.

18 So I say, “My glory has faded away.

My hope in the Lord is gone.”

Lamentations 3:17–18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

17 My soul has been rejected from peace;

I have forgotten happiness.

18 So I say, “My strength has perished,

And so has my hope from the Lord.”


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