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Lamentations 3:53
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They tried to end my life in a pit and threw stones at me;
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Lamentations 3:53 in Other Translations
KJV
53
They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.
ESV
53
they flung me alive into the pit and cast stones on me;
NLT
53
They threw me into a pit and dropped stones on me.
MSG
53
They threw me into a pit, then pelted me with stones.
CSB
53
They dropped me alive into a pit and threw stones at me.
Lamentations 3:53 In-Context
51
What I see brings grief to my soul because of all the women of my city.
52
Those who were my enemies without cause hunted me like a bird.
53
They tried to end my life in a pit and threw stones at me;
54
the waters closed over my head, and I thought I was about to perish.
55
I called on your name, LORD, from the depths of the pit.
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Jeremiah 37:16
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Jeremiah 38:6
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