“Today also my complaint is bitter, his hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.
Lamentations 3:28 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Let him sit alone in silence when he has laid it on him; Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, Because he hath borne it upon him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let him sit alone uncomplaining and keeping silent [in hope], because [God] has laid [the yoke] upon him [for his benefit]. [Rom. 8:28.] American Standard Version (1901) Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he hath laid it upon him. Common English Bible He should sit alone and be silent when God lays it on him. Catholic Public Domain Version JOD. He shall sit solitary and silent. For he has lifted it upon himself. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Jod. He shall sit solitary and hold his peace: because he hath taken it up upon himself. |
“Today also my complaint is bitter, his hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.
I did not sit in the company of merrymakers, nor did I rejoice; I sat alone, because thy hand was upon me, for thou hadst filled me with indignation.
The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence; they have cast dust on their heads and put on sackcloth; the maidens of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.