King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
Complete Jewish Bible:
I have been so deprived of peace, I have so forgotten what happiness is,
Berean Standard Bible:
My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.
American Standard Version:
And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace; I forgat prosperity.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
And thou hast removed{H2186} my soul{H5315} far off{H2186} from peace{H7965}: I forgat{H5382} prosperity{H2896}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Isaiah 59:11
- We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but [there is] none; for salvation, [but] it is far off from us.
Psalms 119:155
- ¶ Salvation [is] far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.
Lamentations 1:16
- For these [things] I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
Isaiah 54:10
- For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.
Jeremiah 8:15
- We looked for peace, but no good [came; and] for a time of health, and behold trouble!
Isaiah 38:17
- Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul [delivered it] from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
Jeremiah 20:14
- ¶ Cursed [be] the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.
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Commentary for Lamentations 3:17
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H2186
There are 20 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: זָנַח
Transliteration: zânach
Pronunciation: zaw-nakh'
Description: a primitive root meaning to push aside, i.e.; reject, forsake, fail; cast away (off), remove far away (off). - Strong's Number: H5315
There are 683 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נֶפֶשׁ
Transliteration: nephesh
Pronunciation: neh'-fesh
Description: from נָפַשׁ; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it. - Strong's Number: H7965
There are 208 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׁלוֹם
Transliteration: shâlôwm
Pronunciation: shaw-lome'
Description: or שָׁלֹם; from שָׁלַם; safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace; [idiom] do, familiar, [idiom] fare, favour, [phrase] friend, [idiom] great, (good) health, ([idiom] perfect, such as be at) peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty), salute, welfare, ([idiom] all is, be) well, [idiom] wholly. - Strong's Number: H5382
There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נָשָׁה
Transliteration: nâshâh
Pronunciation: naw-shaw'
Description: a primitive root; to forget; figuratively, to neglect; causatively, to remit, remove; forget, deprive, exact. - Strong's Number: H2896
There are 517 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: טוֹב
Transliteration: ṭôwb
Pronunciation: tobe
Description: from טוֹב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).