Lamentations 3:5
King James Version
Translation: KJV
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3Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day.Select Lamentations 3:3
4My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.Select Lamentations 3:4
5He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.Select Lamentations 3:5
6He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.Select Lamentations 3:6
7He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.Select Lamentations 3:7
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WEB
3:5 He has built against me, and surrounded me with gall and travail.
ASV
3:5 He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
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