King James Version

Lamentations 3:6

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

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בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥יםbemachashakimin darkמַחְשָׁךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in dark”, the ordinary formH4285darkness; concretely, a dark placedark(-ness, place).הוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִיhoshivanidwellיָשַׁבverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “dwell”, a completed actionH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…כְּמֵתֵ֥יkemeteas dieמוּתpreposition, verb, qal, participle, construct — “as die”, a verb used as a describing wordH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…עוֹלָֽםolamalwayעוֹלָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.

Young’s Literal Translation

In dark places He hath caused me to dwell, As the dead of old.

World English Bible

He has made me dwell in dark places, as those who have been long dead.

Darby Translation

He hath made me to dwell in dark places as those that have been long dead.

Douay-Rheims

Beth. He hath set me in dark places as those that are dead for ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He has set me in dark places, as them that have long been dead.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐν σκοτεινοῖς ἐκάθισέ με ὡς νεκροὺς αἰῶνος.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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