Lamentations 3:39–40
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39A man who is still alive shouldn’t blame God
when God punishes him for his sins.
40Let’s take a good look at the way we’re living.
Let’s return to the Lord.
Copyright 1998 International Bible Society
In other versions
ESVEnglish Standard Version
Why should a living man complain,
a man, about the punishment of his sins?
Let us test and examine our ways,
and return to the Lord!
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
Why should the living complain
when punished for their sins?
Let us examine our ways and test them,
and let us return to the Lord.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
Why should any living person complain,
any man, because of the punishment for his sins?
Let’s examine and probe our ways,
and turn back to the Lord.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
Then why should we, mere humans, complain
when we are punished for our sins?
Instead, let us test and examine our ways.
Let us turn back to the Lord.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Why should any living person complain
about his sin?
Let us test and examine our ways;
let us return to Yahweh.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.
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