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I said, ‘I am lost.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/lamentations/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/lamentations/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Waters flowed over mine head; <i>then</i> I said, I am cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/lamentations/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The waters flowed over my head; I said, “I am cut off!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/lamentations/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Waters flowed over my head; I said, “I am cut off!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/lamentations/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Waters flowed over my head; I said, &#8220I am cut off!&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/lamentations/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Waters flowed over my head; I said, “I am cut off!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/lamentations/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Waters flowed over my head; I said, “I am cut off!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/lamentations/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The waters ran down on my head; I said, “I am cut off (destroyed)!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/lamentations/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Water flooded over my head, and I thought, “I’m going to die! ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/lamentations/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Water flooded over my head, and I thought: I&#8217m going to die! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/lamentations/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Waters flowed over my head; I said, I am cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/lamentations/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Water covered my head--I thought I was gone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/lamentations/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Waters flowed over mine head; I said, I am cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/lamentations/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Water flowed over my head. I thought I was finished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/lamentations/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Water began to close over me, and I thought death was near. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/lamentations/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Water closed over my head, and I said, "I'm a dead man." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/lamentations/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/lamentations/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The waters closed over my head; I thought I was about to die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/lamentations/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Waters flowed over my head; I said, 'I am finished.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/lamentations/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Waters flowed over my head; then I said, I am cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/lamentations/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Waters flowed over my head. I said, “I am cut off.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/lamentations/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Waters have flowed over my head, I have said, I have been cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/lamentations/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Flowed have waters over my head, I have said, I have been cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/lamentations/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Waters were spread over my head; I said I was cut off.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/lamentations/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Sade. Waters have flowed over my head: I said: I am cut off. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/lamentations/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />SADE. The waters have flooded over my head. I said, “I am lost.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/lamentations/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The waters flowed over my head: and I said, “I am lost!” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/lamentations/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />water closed over my head; I said, “I am lost.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/lamentations/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Water flowed over my head; then I said, I am cast far off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/lamentations/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The waters flowed above my head. I said, “I am taken far away!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/lamentations/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Waters flowed over my head; I said: 'I am cut off.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/lamentations/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Water flowed over my head: I said, I am cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/lamentations/3-54.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=990" 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">God's Justice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">53</span>They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me. <span class="reftext">54</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">The waters</a> <a href="/hebrew/6687.htm" title="6687: ṣā·p̄ū- (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To flow, overflow. A primitive root; to overflow.">flowed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rō·šî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">my head,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and I thought</a> <a href="/hebrew/1504.htm" title="1504: niḡ·zā·rə·tî (V-Nifal-Perf-1cs) -- To cut, divide. A primitive root; to cut down or off; to destroy, divide, exclude, or decide.">I was going to die.</a> </span><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/69-1.htm">Psalm 69:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of David. Save me, O God, for the waters are up to my neck. / I have sunk into the miry depths, where there is no footing; I have drifted into deep waters, where the flood engulfs me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/2-3.htm">Jonah 2:3-5</a></span><br />For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me. / At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’ / The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/42-7.htm">Psalm 42:7</a></span><br />Deep calls to deep in the roar of Your waterfalls; all Your breakers and waves have rolled over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-6.htm">Psalm 88:6-7</a></span><br />You have laid me in the lowest Pit, in the darkest of the depths. / Your wrath weighs heavily upon me; all Your waves have submerged me. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-2.htm">Isaiah 43:2</a></span><br />When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-4.htm">Psalm 18:4-5</a></span><br />The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. / The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/124-4.htm">Psalm 124:4-5</a></span><br />then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us, / then the raging waters would have swept us away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/30-19.htm">Job 30:19</a></span><br />He throws me into the mud, and I have become like dust and ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-12.htm">Psalm 40:12</a></span><br />For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/130-1.htm">Psalm 130:1</a></span><br />A song of ascents. Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-5.htm">2 Samuel 22:5</a></span><br />For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-40.htm">Matthew 12:40</a></span><br />For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-35.htm">Romans 8:35</a></span><br />Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-8.htm">2 Corinthians 1:8-10</a></span><br />We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. / He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">2 Corinthians 4:8-9</a></span><br />We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Waters flowed over my head; then I said, I am cut off.</p><p class="hdg">waters</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-4.htm">Psalm 18:4</a></b></br> The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-1.htm">Psalm 69:1,2,15</a></b></br> To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, <i>A Psalm</i> of David. Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto <i>my</i> soul… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/124-4.htm">Psalm 124:4,5</a></b></br> Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: … </p><p class="hdg">I said</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/3-18.htm">Lamentations 3:18</a></b></br> And I said, My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/17-11.htm">Job 17:11-16</a></b></br> My days are past, my purposes are broken off, <i>even</i> the thoughts of my heart… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-22.htm">Psalm 31:22</a></b></br> For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/6-10.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-53.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-4.htm">Flowed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-44.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-19.htm">Head</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-6.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-9.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-48.htm">Water</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-47.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/40-16.htm">Closed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-4.htm">Flowed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Flowing</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-1.htm">Head</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-5.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-20.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-4.htm">Water</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-24.htm">Waters</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 />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <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>The waters flowed over my head</b><br>This phrase evokes a vivid image of overwhelming distress and despair. In biblical literature, water often symbolizes chaos and danger, as seen in the Genesis flood narrative and the Red Sea crossing. The imagery of water flowing over one's head suggests a situation where the speaker feels engulfed by troubles, unable to breathe or find relief. This can be connected to <a href="/jonah/2-3.htm">Jonah 2:3-5</a>, where Jonah describes being surrounded by waters in the belly of the fish, symbolizing his dire circumstances. The metaphor of drowning is used throughout Scripture to depict overwhelming trials and divine judgment, as seen in <a href="/psalms/69.htm">Psalm 69:1-2</a>.<p><b>and I thought I was going to die</b><br>This expression of near-death experience highlights the severity of the speaker's plight. In the context of Lamentations, traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, this reflects the profound suffering and destruction experienced during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem. The historical context of the Babylonian exile, a period of intense suffering and loss for the Israelites, underscores the depth of despair conveyed here. This phrase also resonates with the human condition of facing mortality and the fear of death, which is addressed throughout Scripture. In <a href="/2_corinthians/1-8.htm">2 Corinthians 1:8-9</a>, Paul speaks of being burdened beyond strength, despairing of life itself, yet finding hope in God who raises the dead. This reflects a common biblical theme of deliverance and hope amidst despair, pointing ultimately to the resurrection of Jesus Christ as the ultimate victory over death.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>- Traditionally attributed as the author of Lamentations, Jeremiah is known as the "weeping prophet." He laments the destruction of Jerusalem and the suffering of its 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 despair expressed in Lamentations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_siege.htm">Babylonian Siege</a></b><br>- The event that led to the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC, resulting in the exile of many Israelites and the lamentation over the city's fall.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_depth_of_despair.htm">The Depth of Despair</a></b><br><a href="/lamentations/3-54.htm">Lamentations 3:54</a> captures a moment of utter hopelessness, symbolized by the waters flowing over one's head. This imagery reflects the depth of human despair and the feeling of being overwhelmed by life's circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_suffering.htm">The Reality of Suffering</a></b><br>The verse reminds us that suffering is a real and present part of the human experience. It encourages believers to acknowledge their pain and bring it before God, rather than suppressing or ignoring it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/crying_out_to_god.htm">Crying Out to God</a></b><br>In moments of despair, like the one described in this verse, believers are encouraged to cry out to God. The Bible consistently shows that God hears the cries of His people and responds with compassion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Hope in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>While the verse itself is a cry of despair, the broader context of Lamentations and the Bible assures us of God's faithfulness and deliverance. Believers can hold onto the hope that God will bring them through their trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empathy_and_support_for_others.htm">Empathy and Support for Others</a></b><br>Understanding the depth of despair expressed in this verse can cultivate empathy in believers, prompting them to support and comfort others who are experiencing similar feelings of being overwhelmed.<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/what_does_'come_to_jesus_moment'_mean.htm">What is the Fountain of the Water of Life?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who's_the_whore_of_babylon.htm">Who is the Whore of Babylon in biblical prophecy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_joshua_3_15's_timing_seem_miraculous.htm">How can the timing of the harvest season in Joshua 3:15 align with a miraculous event instead of a known seasonal change in the river's flow?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/day_21_insights_on_spiritual_growth.htm">What events transpired during the crucifixion of Jesus?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/lamentations/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 54.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I am cut off.</span> Some words have to be supplied, and <a href="/psalms/31-22.htm">Psalm 31:22</a> suggests which these are: - "I am cut off from before thine eyes," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> from the region on which the eyes of God rest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/lamentations/3-54.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">The waters</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֥יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flowed</span><br /><span class="heb">צָֽפוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·p̄ū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6687.htm">Strong's 6687: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow, overflow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my head,</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹאשִׁ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(rō·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I thought</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֥רְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I was going to die.</span><br /><span class="heb">נִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃</span> <span class="translit">(niḡ·zā·rə·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1504.htm">Strong's 1504: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut down, off, to destroy, divide, exclude, decide</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/lamentations/3-54.htm">Lamentations 3:54 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/lamentations/3-54.htm">Lamentations 3:54 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/lamentations/3-54.htm">Lamentations 3:54 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/lamentations/3-54.htm">Lamentations 3:54 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/lamentations/3-54.htm">Lamentations 3:54 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/lamentations/3-54.htm">Lamentations 3:54 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/lamentations/3-54.htm">Lamentations 3:54 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/lamentations/3-54.htm">Lamentations 3:54 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/lamentations/3-54.htm">Lamentations 3:54 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/lamentations/3-54.htm">Lamentations 3:54 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/lamentations/3-54.htm">OT Prophets: Lamentations 3:54 Waters flowed over my head (Lam. 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