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Berean Standard Bible

“Remember my affliction and wandering, the wormwood and the gall.”

Lamentations 3:19

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Study note

Lamentations 3 shifts from a communal lament to the voice of a man who has seen affliction. The poet describes his suffering in stark terms before turning, in verse 21, toward hope.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Remember my affliction and wandering, the wormwood and the gall.

World English Bible (WEB)

Remember my affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the bitterness.

King James Version (KJV)

Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Remember mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Keep in mind my trouble and my wandering, the bitter root and the poison.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Acuérdate de mi aflicción y de mi abatimiento, del ajenjo y de la hiel.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Oh, acuérdate de que ando sin saber adonde ir y afligido, con mucho dolor!

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