Lamentations 3:23

Coverdale Bible (1535)

His faithfulnes is greate, and renueth it self as the mornynge.

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About this Translation

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Dynamic EquivalenceSource: Best for: Historical study of English Bible translations

🎯 Translation Approach

A historically significant Early Modern English translation emphasizing smooth, readable phrasing over strict word-for-word correspondence. While drawing on Tyndale’s work, Coverdale frequently relied on Latin and German sources, producing a flowing, devotional style that influenced later English Bibles.

Word-for-word

2/5

Readability

3/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Historical first: First complete printed Bible in English (1535), translated by Miles Coverdale.
Influence on later Bibles: Shaped the language and style of subsequent English Bibles, including the Great Bible and later traditions.
Source base: Heavily dependent on Tyndale’s work and on Latin and German versions rather than consistently on Hebrew and Greek.
Poetic style: Renowned for a smooth, musical English style, especially in the Psalms.
Early Modern English: Uses 16th-century vocabulary, spelling, and syntax.

✅ Strengths

First complete printed English Bible
Historically influential and foundational for later translations
Smooth, musical English style
Notable Psalms tradition influential in liturgy

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic vocabulary and syntax may challenge modern readers
Not fully translated from the Hebrew and Greek (frequent use of Latin and German sources)
Less suitable for precise, technical exegesis
Orthography and phrasing reflect 16th-century usage

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Readers interested in Reformation-era history
Students of English Bible translation history
Literary readers who value poetic, archaic style
Anglican tradition readers and liturgical enthusiasts
Comparative study alongside modern translations

Consider alternatives for

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Children and teens
ESL learners seeking contemporary English
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Referenced Verses

Ps 30:5 : 5 For his wrath endureth but the twincklinge of an eye, and his pleasure is in life: heuynesse maye well endure for a night, but ioye commeth in the mornynge.
Isa 33:2 : 2 LORDE be merciful vnto vs, we wait for the. Thine arme is at a poynte to vyset vs, but be thou oure health in the tyme of trouble.
Zeph 3:5 : 5 But the iust LORDE that doth no vnright, was amonge them, euery mornynge shewinge them his lawe clearly, and ceassed not. But the vngodly will not lerne to be a?shamed.
Heb 10:23 : 23 and let vs kepe the profession of oure hope without wauerynge (for he is faithfull that hath promysed)
Ps 36:5 : 5 Thy mercy (O LORDE) reacheth vnto the heauen, and thy faithfulnesse vnto the cloudes.
Ps 89:33 : 33 I wil vyset their offences with the rodde, and their synnes with scourges.
Ps 146:6 : 6 Which helpeth them to right yt suffre wronge, which fedeth ye hongrie.
Titus 1:2 : 2 vpon the hope of eternall life: which God that can not lye hath promysed before the tymes of the worlde:
Heb 6:18 : 18 yt by two immutable thinges (in the which it is vnpossible yt God shulde lye) we mighte haue a stronge consolacion: euen we, which are fled to holde fast the hope that is set before vs,
Ps 89:1-2 : 1 My songe shal be allwaye of the louynge kyndnesse of the LORDE, wt my mouth wil I euer be shewinge thy faithfulnesse fro one generacion to another. 2 For I haue sayde: mercy shal be set vp for euer, thy faithfulnesse shalt thou stablish in the heauens.
Exod 34:6 : 6 And whan ye LORDE passed by before his face, he cryed: LORDE LORDE, God, mercifull & gracious, & longe sufferinge, and of greate mercy and trueth,

Similar Verses (AI)

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Lam 3:21-22
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82%
21 Whyle I cosidre these thinges in my hert, I get a hope agayne.
22 Namely, that the mercies of the LORDE are not clene gone, & that his louynge kyndnesse ceasseth not.
Lam 3:24-25
2 verses
74%
24 The LORDE is my porcion (saieth my soule) therfore wil I hope in him.
25 O how good is the LORDE vnto the, that put their trust in him, and to the soule that seketh after him?
Ps 92:2
72%
2 To tell of thy louynge kyndnesse early in the mornynge, and of thy trueth in the night season.
Ps 25:6
71%
6 Call to remembraunce, O LORDE, thy tender mercyes & thy louinge kyndnesses, which haue bene euer of olde.
Isa 33:2
71%
2 LORDE be merciful vnto vs, we wait for the. Thine arme is at a poynte to vyset vs, but be thou oure health in the tyme of trouble.
Ps 145:7-9
3 verses
70%
7 The memoriall of yi abundaunt kyndnes shalbe shewed, and me shal synge of thy righteousnesse.
8 The LORDE is gracious and mercifull, longe sufferynge & of greate goodnesse.
9 The LORDE is louynge vnto euery man, and his mercy is ouer all his workes.
Ps 103:17
70%
17 But the mercifull goodnesse of ye LORDE endureth for euer and euer, vpon them yt feare him, and his rightuousnesse vpon their childers children.
Ps 36:5
69%
5 Thy mercy (O LORDE) reacheth vnto the heauen, and thy faithfulnesse vnto the cloudes.
Ps 119:90
69%
90 Thy treuth also remayneth from one generacion to another: thou hast layed the foundacion of the earth, and it abydeth.
Ps 143:8
69%
8 Oh let me heare thy louynge kyndnesse by tymes in the mornynge, for in the is my trust: shewe thou me the waye that I shulde walke in, for I lift vp my soule vnto the.
Ps 117:2
69%
2 For his mercifull kyndnes is euer more and more towarde vs, & the trueth of the LORDE endureth for euer. Halleluya.
Ps 136:23
68%
23 Which remebreth vs, whe we are in trouble, for his mercy endureth for euer.
Ps 73:14
68%
14 Wherfore shulde I be then punyshed daylie, & be chastened euery mornynge?
Ps 90:14
67%
14 O satisfie vs with thy mercy, and that soone: so shal we reioyse and be glad all the dayes of oure life.
Ps 26:3
67%
3 For thy louynge kyndnesse is before myne eyes, and I walke in thy trueth.
Ps 145:3
67%
3 Greate is the LORDE, & maruelous worthy to be praysed, there is no ende of his greatnesse.
Ps 59:16
67%
16 As for me, I wil synge of thy power, ad prayse thy mercy betymes in the mornynge: for thou art my defence and refuge in the tyme of my trouble.
Ps 63:3
67%
3 Thus do I loke for the in thy Sactuary, that I might beholde yi power & glory.
Ps 23:1
67%
1 The LORDE is my shepherde, I can wante nothinge.
Ps 103:8
67%
8 The LORDE is full of compassion and mercy, longe sufferinge, and of greate goodnesse.
Ps 103:10-11
2 verses
67%
10 He hath not dealt with vs after oure synnes, ner rewarded vs acordinge to oure wickednesses.
11 For loke how hye the heaue is in comparison of the earth, so greate is his mercy also towarde them that feare him.
Ps 57:10
67%
10 I wil geue thakes vnto the (o LORDE) amonge the people, I wil synge prayses vnto the amonge the Heithe.
Ps 86:3
67%
3 Be mercifull vnto me (o LORDE) for I call daylie vpon the.
Ps 23:3
67%
3 He quickeneth my soule, & bringeth me forth in the waye of rightuousnes for his names sake.
Neh 9:31
67%
31 But for thy greate mercies sake thou hast not vtterly cosumed them, nether forsaken them: for thou art a gracious and mercifull God.
Ps 89:1-2
2 verses
67%
1 My songe shal be allwaye of the louynge kyndnesse of the LORDE, wt my mouth wil I euer be shewinge thy faithfulnesse fro one generacion to another.
2 For I haue sayde: mercy shal be set vp for euer, thy faithfulnesse shalt thou stablish in the heauens.
Ps 31:23
67%
23 Thankes be to the LORDE, for he hath shewed me maruelous greate kyndnesse in a stronge cite. For when the sodane feare came vpon me, I sayde: I am cast out of thy sight.
Ps 25:10
67%
10 All the wayes of the LORDE are very mercy & faithfulnesse, vnto soch as kepe his testament and couenaunt.
Ps 40:11
67%
11 Turne not thou thy mercy fro me o LORDE, but let thy louynge kyndnesse and treuth allwaye preserue me.
Ps 89:33
67%
33 I wil vyset their offences with the rodde, and their synnes with scourges.
Ps 100:5
67%
5 For the LORDE is gracious, his mercy is euerlastinge, and his treuth endureth from generacion to generacion.
Ps 103:4
67%
4 Which saueth thy life from destruccion, and crowneth the with mercy & louynge kyndnesse.
Ps 116:5
67%
5 Gracious is ye LORDE & rightuous, yee oure God is mercifull.
Ps 5:3
67%
3 Heare my voyce by tymes (o LORDE) for early in the morninge wil I gett me vnto the, yee & yt wt diligece.
Ps 30:5
67%
5 For his wrath endureth but the twincklinge of an eye, and his pleasure is in life: heuynesse maye well endure for a night, but ioye commeth in the mornynge.
Deut 7:9
67%
9 Thou shalt vnderstonde now therfore, that the LORDE thy God is a mightie and true God, which kepeth couenaunt and mercy vnto them that loue him, and kepe his comaundementes, euen thorow out a thousande generacions:
Luke 1:78
66%
78 Thorow the tender mercy of oure God, wherby the daye sprynge from an hye hath vysited vs.
Zeph 3:5
66%
5 But the iust LORDE that doth no vnright, was amonge them, euery mornynge shewinge them his lawe clearly, and ceassed not. But the vngodly will not lerne to be a?shamed.
Isa 26:4
66%
4 Hope stil in the LORDE, for in the LORDE God is euerlastinge stregth.
Ps 118:29
66%
29 O geue thankes vnto the LORDE, for he is gracious, & his mercy endureth for euer.
Ps 107:1
66%
1 O geue thankes vnto the LORDE, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth for euer.
Ps 90:5
66%
5 As soone as thou scatrest them, they are euen as a slepe, and fade awaye sodenly like the grasse.
Ps 118:2
66%
2 Let Israel now confesse, yt his mercy endureth for euer.
Ps 77:8
66%
8 Is his mercy cleane gone? Is his promyse come vtterly to an ende for euermore?