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Lamentations 3:40–42

40  Let us test and examine our ways,

hand return to the Lord!

41  iLet us lift up our hearts and hands

to God in heaven:

42  j“We have transgressed and krebelled,

and you have not forgiven.

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Lamentations 3:40–42 — The New International Version (NIV)

40 Let us examine our ways and test them,

and let us return to the Lord.

41 Let us lift up our hearts and our hands

to God in heaven, and say:

42 “We have sinned and rebelled

and you have not forgiven.

Lamentations 3:40–42 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

40 Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.

41 Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.

42 We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.

Lamentations 3:40–42 — New Living Translation (NLT)

40 Instead, let us test and examine our ways.

Let us turn back to the Lord.

41 Let us lift our hearts and hands

to God in heaven and say,

42 “We have sinned and rebelled,

and you have not forgiven us.

Lamentations 3:40–42 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

40 Let us search out and examine our ways,

And turn back to the Lord;

41 Let us lift our hearts and hands

To God in heaven.

42 We have transgressed and rebelled;

You have not pardoned.

Lamentations 3:40–42 — New Century Version (NCV)

40 Let us examine and see what we have done

and then return to the Lord.

41 Let us lift up our hands and pray from our hearts

to God in heaven:

42 “We have sinned and turned against you,

and you have not forgiven us.

Lamentations 3:40–42 — American Standard Version (ASV)

40 Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Jehovah. 41 Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens. 42 We have transgressed and have rebelled; thou hast not pardoned.

Lamentations 3:40–42 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

40 Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Jehovah. 41 Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto •God in the heavens.

42 We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.

Lamentations 3:40–42 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

40 Let us look closely at our ways and examine them 

and then return to the Lord

41 Let us raise our hearts and hands to God in heaven. 

42 “We have been disobedient and rebellious. 

You haven’t forgiven us. 

Lamentations 3:40–42 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

40 Let us search out and examine our ways,

and turn back to the Lord.

41 Let us lift up our hearts and our hands

to God in heaven:

42 We have sinned and rebelled;

You have not forgiven.

Lamentations 3:40–42 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

40 Let us test and examine our ways,

and return to the Lord.

41 Let us lift up our hearts as well as our hands

to God in heaven.

42 We have transgressed and rebelled,

and you have not forgiven.

Lamentations 3:40–42 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

40 Let us test and examine our ways;

let us return to Yahweh.

41 Let us lift up our hearts with our hands

to God in the heavens.

42 We ourselves have transgressed and rebelled,

you have not forgiven.

Lamentations 3:40–42 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

40 Let’s take a good look at the way we’re living.

Let’s return to the Lord.

41 Let’s lift up our hands to God in heaven.

Let’s pray to him with all our hearts.

42 Let’s say, “We have sinned.

We’ve refused to obey you.

And you haven’t forgiven us.

Lamentations 3:40–42 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

40 Let us examine and probe our ways,

And let us return to the Lord.

41 We lift up our heart and hands

Toward God in heaven;

42 We have transgressed and rebelled,

You have not pardoned.


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