Lamentations 3:6

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: King James VersionBest for: Original-language word studies

🎯 Translation Approach

Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

Word-for-word

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Readability

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Each English term is keyed to a Strong's number, enabling direct lookup of the underlying Hebrew or Greek word.
KJV text basis: Employs the classic King James Version wording known for formal equivalence and literary style.
Study-focused layout: Optimized for research and analysis, prioritizing lexical access over uninterrupted readability.
Concordance compatibility: Strong's numbers map to widely available concordances and lexicons for deeper study.

✅ Strengths

Strong linkage to original Hebrew/Greek via Strong's numbers
High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
Widely recognized and referenced KJV text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

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Ideal for

Students of biblical languages
Pastors and teachers
Serious Bible students
Researchers needing lexical linkage
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Referenced Verses

Ps 88:5-6 : 5 Free among the dead{H8801)}, like the slain that lie{H8802)} in the grave, whom thou rememberest{H8804)} no more: and they are cut off{H8738)} from thy hand. 6 Thou hast laid{H8804)} me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.
Ps 143:3 : 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
Ps 143:7 : 7 Hear me speedily, O LORD: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 143:3-4
2 verses
87%
3For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
Lam 3:7-12
6 verses
84%
7He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
8Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
9He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
10He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
11He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.
12He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
Lam 3:1-5
5 verses
84%
1I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
2He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.
3Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day.
4My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.
5He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
Ps 88:4-6
3 verses
80%
4I am counted{H8738)} with them that go down{H8802)} into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
5Free among the dead{H8801)}, like the slain that lie{H8802)} in the grave, whom thou rememberest{H8804)} no more: and they are cut off{H8738)} from thy hand.
6Thou hast laid{H8804)} me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.
Job 19:8-9
2 verses
80%
8He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths.
9He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.
Job 17:13
78%
13If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.
Lam 3:53
78%
53They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.
Job 10:21-22
2 verses
77%
21Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
22A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
Lam 1:13
77%
13From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
Ps 107:10
76%
10Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
Job 30:19
76%
19He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like dust and ashes.
Lam 3:15-17
3 verses
75%
15He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.
16He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.
17And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
Job 3:16
75%
16Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.
2 Sam 22:6
75%
6The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
Job 3:20
75%
20Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
Job 3:5
75%
5Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
Job 23:17
75%
17Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.
Job 16:11-12
2 verses
75%
11God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.
12I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.
Job 17:6
75%
6He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.
Job 7:3
75%
3So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.
Ps 116:3
75%
3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
Job 29:3
74%
3When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
Job 18:6
74%
6The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
Ps 18:5
74%
5The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
Job 16:7
74%
7But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company.
Job 14:13
74%
13O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
Job 33:11
74%
11He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
Job 3:23
73%
23Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
Ps 57:6
73%
6They have prepared{H8689)} a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down{H8804)}: they have digged{H8804)} a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen{H8804)} themselves. Selah.
Ps 22:15
73%
15My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
Ps 142:3
73%
3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
Ps 31:12
73%
12I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
Job 19:11
73%
11He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies.