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Lamentations 3:39 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Lamentations 3:39 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Lamentations chapter 3 verse 39 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? complain: or, murmur”
Lamentations 3:39 (KJV)
Commentary on Lamentations 3:39
A rhetorical question challenges self-pity: "Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?" (mah yitonen adam chai gever al-cheta'av, מַה־יִּתְאוֹנֵן אָדָם חַי גֶּבֶר עַל־חֲטָאָיו). The term chai (חַי, "living") is significant—the very fact of continued existence demonstrates mercy. Under strict justice, sinners deserve death (Romans 6:23); life itself is grace. The word yitonen (יִּתְאוֹנֵן, "complain") carries negative connotation—not legitimate lament (which Lamentations models) but grumbling, murmuring against God. Numbers 11:1 and 14:27-29 show God's severe ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Lamentations 3:39
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“because I have sinned against him”
“The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.”
“because your sins were increased”
“and the expression on his face fell.”
“and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of Yahweh until the evening”
“And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom”
“And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.”
“What have I to do with you? get you to the prophets of your father”
“saying”
“when the sun arose”