Lamentations 3:39 - Easy To Read Version39 No person alive can complain\par when the Lord punishes him for his sins.\par Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176939 Wherefore doth a living man complain, A man for the punishment of his sins? Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition39 Why does a living man sigh [one who is still in this life's school of discipline]? [And why does] a man complain for the punishment of his sins? Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)39 Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible39 Why then does any living person complain; why should anyone complain about their sins? Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version39 MEM. Why has a living man murmured, a man suffering for his sins? Ver Capítulo |
Your people became weak. They fell on the ground and lay there. Those people were lying on every street corner. They were like animals caught in a net. They were punished from the Lord’s anger until they could not accept any more punishment. When God said he would give them more punishment, they became very weak.
The bad things that happened to us are our own fault. We have done evil things, and we have much guilt. But you, our God, have punished us much less than we should have been. We have done many terrible sins, and we should have been punished worse. And you have even let some of our people escape captivity.
The king sent a messenger to Elisha. Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders (leaders) were sitting with him. Before the messenger arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Look, that son of a murderer {(the king of Israel) is sending men to cut off my head! When the messenger arrives, shut the door! Hold the door and don’t let him in! I hear the sound of his master’s feet coming behind him!”