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Lamentations 3:6 He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.
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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/lamentations/3.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/lamentations/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He has made me dwell in darkness like those long dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/lamentations/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He has buried me in a dark place, like those long dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/lamentations/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />he has made me dwell in darkness like the dead of long ago.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/lamentations/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He hath set me in dark places, as <i>they that be</i> dead of old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/lamentations/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He has set me in dark places Like the dead of long ago.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/lamentations/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has made me live in dark places, Like those who have long been dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/lamentations/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />In dark places He has made me dwell, Like those who have long been dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/lamentations/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />In dark places He has made me dwell, Like those who have long been dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/lamentations/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Dark places He has made me inhabit, Like those who have long been dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/lamentations/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He has made me live in dark places Like those who have long been dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/lamentations/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has made me dwell in darkness like those who have been dead for ages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/lamentations/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has made me dwell in darkness like those who have been dead for ages. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/lamentations/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/lamentations/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />he forced me to sit in the dark like someone long dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/lamentations/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/lamentations/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He has made me live in darkness, like those who died a long time ago.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/lamentations/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He has forced me to live in the stagnant darkness of death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/lamentations/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He has forced me to live in darkness, like those who are long dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/lamentations/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/lamentations/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He has made me reside in deepest darkness like those who died long ago. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/lamentations/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He has made me to dwell in dark places, like those that have been long dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/lamentations/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He hath set me in dark places, as they that are dead of old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/lamentations/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He has made me dwell in dark places, as those who have been long dead. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/lamentations/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In dark places He has caused me to dwell, "" As the dead of old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/lamentations/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In dark places He hath caused me to dwell, As the dead of old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/lamentations/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He caused me to dwell in darknesses as the dead of old.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/lamentations/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Beth. He hath set me in dark places as those that are dead for ever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/lamentations/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />BETH. He has gathered me into darkness, like those who are forever dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/lamentations/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He has left me to dwell in dark places like those long dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />he has made me sit in darkness like the dead of long ago.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He has made me to dwell in darkness, like a dead man for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/lamentations/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In darkness he made me dwell like the dead for eternity<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/lamentations/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He hath made me to dwell in dark places, As those that have been long dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/lamentations/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He has set me in dark places, as them that have long been dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/lamentations/3-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKrWuOkEqzQ?start=725" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/3.htm">Jeremiah's Afflictions</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: hō·wō·šî·ḇa·nî (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">He has made me dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/4285.htm" title="4285: bə·ma·ḥă·šak·kîm (Prep-b:: N-mp) -- Dark place. From chashak; darkness; concretely, a dark place.">in darkness</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: kə·mê·ṯê (Prep-k:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">like those dead</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">for ages.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/143-3.htm">Psalm 143:3</a></span><br />For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-9.htm">Isaiah 59:9-10</a></span><br />Therefore justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We hope for light, but there is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in gloom. / Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/30-26.htm">Job 30:26-28</a></span><br />But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell. / I am churning within and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me. / I go about blackened, but not by the sun. I stand up in the assembly and cry for help.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-16.htm">Jeremiah 13:16</a></span><br />Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-6.htm">Psalm 88:6</a></span><br />You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-8.htm">Micah 7:8</a></span><br />Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a></span><br />to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-8.htm">Job 19:8</a></span><br />He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Psalm 107:10-14</a></span><br />Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains, / because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High. / He humbled their hearts with hard labor; they stumbled, and there was no one to help. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-2.htm">Isaiah 9:2</a></span><br />The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-16.htm">Matthew 4:16</a></span><br />the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-79.htm">Luke 1:79</a></span><br />to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-35.htm">John 12:35</a></span><br />Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/26-18.htm">Acts 26:18</a></span><br />to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Ephesians 5:8</a></span><br />For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He has set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.</p><p class="hdg">in dark</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/88-5.htm">Psalm 88:5,6</a></b></br> Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/143-3.htm">Psalm 143:3,7</a></b></br> For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Ago</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-4.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-2.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-2.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-49.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-62.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-1.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-12.htm">Places</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/micah/5-2.htm">Ago</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-13.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-1.htm">Dark</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-6.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-7.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-15.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-7.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-10.htm">Places</a><div class="vheading2">Lamentations 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-1.htm">The prophet bewails his own calamities</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-37.htm">He acknowledges God's justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">55. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-55.htm">He prays for deliverance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">64. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/lamentations/3-64.htm">And vengeance on his enemies</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/lamentations/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/lamentations/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/lamentations/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He has made me dwell in darkness</b><br>This phrase reflects the deep sense of despair and abandonment experienced by the speaker, traditionally understood to be the prophet Jeremiah. The imagery of dwelling in darkness is often used in the Bible to signify a state of spiritual desolation or divine judgment. In the context of Lamentations, it reflects the aftermath of Jerusalem's destruction by the Babylonians in 586 BC. The darkness symbolizes the absence of God's presence and favor, a theme echoed in other scriptures such as <a href="/psalms/88-6.htm">Psalm 88:6</a>, where the psalmist laments being placed in the lowest pit, in darkness and depths. This darkness can also be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual blindness and separation from God that sin brings, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2</a>.<p><b>like those dead for ages</b><br>This part of the verse emphasizes the severity of the speaker's condition, comparing it to the state of the dead who have been long forgotten. In ancient Near Eastern culture, being cut off from the living and consigned to Sheol, the abode of the dead, was a fate feared by many. This comparison underscores the hopelessness and isolation felt by the speaker, akin to being in a grave. The reference to the dead also connects to the broader biblical theme of death as the ultimate separation from God, which is overcome through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the New Testament, Christ's victory over death offers hope and restoration, contrasting the despair depicted here. This phrase can also be linked to <a href="/ezekiel/37.htm">Ezekiel 37</a>, where the vision of the dry bones represents Israel's restoration from a state of death-like exile.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>- Traditionally considered the author of Lamentations, Jeremiah is known as the "weeping prophet." He laments the destruction of Jerusalem and the suffering of his people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>- The city that has been destroyed by the Babylonians, leading to the deep sorrow and lament expressed in the book.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>- The event during which the Israelites were taken captive by the Babylonians, leading to the context of despair and darkness described in Lamentations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_suffering.htm">Understanding Suffering</a></b><br>Recognize that suffering and feelings of darkness are part of the human experience, as seen in the lives of biblical figures like Jeremiah and Job.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_in_darkness.htm">God's Presence in Darkness</a></b><br>Even in the darkest times, God is present. The lament is a form of prayer, acknowledging God's sovereignty even when He seems silent.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_despair.htm">Hope Beyond Despair</a></b><br>While Lamentations expresses deep sorrow, it also points to the hope and faithfulness of God, encouraging believers to trust in His ultimate plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_lament.htm">The Role of Lament</a></b><br>Lament is a valid and important expression of faith, allowing believers to bring their deepest pains and questions before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_in_suffering.htm">Community in Suffering</a></b><br>The communal aspect of lament in Lamentations reminds us of the importance of supporting one another in times of trial.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_lamentations_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Lamentations 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_isaiah_59_9-10_with_god's_guidance.htm">How do we reconcile Isaiah 59:9-10, describing spiritual and moral blindness, with other biblical passages that suggest God provides ongoing guidance to His people?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_'sons_of_god'_in_genesis_6_2.htm">In Genesis 6:2, who were the 'sons of God,' and how could they produce offspring with human women?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_sheol_and_abaddon_align_today.htm">Proverbs 15:11: How do ancient concepts of Sheol and Abaddon align with modern historical or archaeological findings on the afterlife?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_names_of_jesus_christ.htm">What are the names of Jesus Christ?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/lamentations/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">He hath set me in dark places.</span>--A verbal reproduction of <a href="/psalms/143-3.htm" title="For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has smitten my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.">Psalm 143:3</a>. The "dark places" are those of hell or Hades. For <span class= "ital">dead of old </span>read <span class= "ital">dead eternally </span>or <span class= "ital">dead for ever, </span>the adverb looking forward rather than back.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - This verse is verbally reproduced in <a href="/psalms/143-3.htm">Psalm 143:3</a>. <span class="cmt_word">In dark places</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> in Hades (comp. <a href="/psalms/88-7.htm">Psalm 88:7</a>). <span class="cmt_word">As</span> they that be <span class="cmt_word">dead of old</span>. A strange comparison; for what difference can it make whether the dead are men of the ancient or the modern world? The rendering, however, though perfectly admissible, is less suitable to the context than <span class="accented">as they that are forever dead</span>; who have entered "the land from which there is no return" (an Assyrian title of Hades). Comp. "the everlasting house," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the grave (<a href="/ecclesiastes/12-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 12:5</a>), "the everlasting sleep" (<a href="/jeremiah/51-39.htm">Jeremiah 51:39, 57</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/lamentations/3-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He has made me dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִי</span> <span class="translit">(hō·wō·šî·ḇa·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in darkness</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ma·ḥă·šak·kîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4285.htm">Strong's 4285: </a> </span><span class="str2">Darkness, a dark place</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like those dead</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמֵתֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kə·mê·ṯê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for ages.</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹלָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/3-6.htm">Lamentations 3:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/lamentations/3-6.htm">Lamentations 3:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/lamentations/3-6.htm">Lamentations 3:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/lamentations/3-6.htm">Lamentations 3:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/lamentations/3-6.htm">Lamentations 3:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/3-6.htm">Lamentations 3:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/3-6.htm">Lamentations 3:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/3-6.htm">Lamentations 3:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/3-6.htm">Lamentations 3:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/lamentations/3-6.htm">Lamentations 3:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/lamentations/3-6.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 3:6 He has made me to dwell (Lam. 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