Lamentations 3:28

KJV1611 – Modern English

He sits alone and keeps silent, because He has laid it on him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jer 15:17 : 17 I did not sit in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of your hand: for you have filled me with indignation.
  • Lam 2:10 : 10 The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground, and keep silence: they have thrown 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 silent, and did not open my mouth, because you did it.
  • Ps 102:7 : 7 I watch, and am like a sparrow alone upon the housetop.

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