Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Lamentations 3:5
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Berean Standard Bible
He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
King James Version
He hath builded against me, and compassed [me] with gall and travail.
World English Bible
He has built against me, and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
American Standard Version
He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Lamentations 3
3 Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long.
4 He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.
5 He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
6 He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.
7 He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.
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