Lamentations 3:28

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jer 15:17 : 17 I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.
  • Lam 2:10 : 10 The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
  • Ps 39:9 : 9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.
  • Ps 102:7 : 7 I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.

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