“Today also my complaint is bitter; his hand is heavy despite my groaning.
Lamentations 3:28 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 to sit alone in silence when the Lord has imposed it, More versionsKing 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 despite my groaning.
I did not sit in the company of merrymakers, nor did I rejoice; under the weight of your hand I sat alone, for you had filled me with indignation.
The elders of daughter Zion sit on the ground in silence; they have thrown dust on their heads; they put on sackcloth; the young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.