King James Version

Lamentations 3:2

He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.

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אוֹתִ֥יotiobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).נָהַ֛גnahagcarry awayנָהַגverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “carry away”, a completed actionH5090to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed (i.e. impel or guide oneself); also (from the panting induced by effort), to sighacquaint, bring (away), carry away, drive (away), lead (away, forth), (be) guide, lead (away, forth).וַיֹּלַ֖ךְvayolakhand carryיָלַךְconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and carry”, the next action in the storyH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…חֹ֥שֶׁךְchoshekhdarkחֹשֶׁךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dark”, the ordinary formH2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickednessdark(-ness), night, obscurity.וְלֹאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אֽוֹרorbrightאוֹרnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “bright”, the ordinary formH216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He hath led me and caused me to walk in darkness and not in light.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He hath led me and caused me to walk in darkness, and not in light.

Young’s Literal Translation

Me He hath led, and causeth to go [in] darkness, and without light.

World English Bible

He has led me and caused me to walk in darkness, and not in light.

Darby Translation

Me hath he led, and brought into darkness, and not into light.

Douay-Rheims

Aleph. He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, and not into light.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He hath led me and caused me to walk in darkness and not in light.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He has taken me, and led me away into darkness, and not into light.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Παρέλαβέ με καὶ ἀπήγαγέ με εἰς σκότος, καὶ οὐ φῶς.