King James Version

Lamentations 3:1

I AM the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.

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אֲנִ֤יanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.הַגֶּ֨בֶר֙hageverthe manגֶּבֶרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the man”, the ordinary formH1397properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simplyevery one, man, [idiom] mighty.רָאָ֣הraahseeרָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…עֳנִ֔יoniafflictedעֳנִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “afflicted”, the ordinary formH6040depression, i.e. miseryafflicted(-ion), trouble.בְּשֵׁ֖בֶטbeshevetin dartשֵׁבֶטpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in dart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7626a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan[idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.עֶבְרָתֽוֹevratvoangerעֶבְרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5678an outburst of passionanger, rage, wrath.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of His wrath.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.

Young’s Literal Translation

I [am] the man [who] hath seen affliction By the rod of His wrath.

World English Bible

I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.

Darby Translation

I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.

Douay-Rheims

Aleph. I am the man that see my poverty by the rod of his indignation.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of His wrath.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Aleph. I am the man that sees poverty, through the rod of his wrath upon me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ΑΛΕΦ. Ἐγὼ ἀνὴρ ὁ βλέπων πτωχείαν, ἐν ῥάβδῳ θυμοῦ αὐτοῦ ἐπʼ ἐμέ.