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Post by clarkthompson on Jul 7, 2017 13:50:54 GMT
Lamentations 3:2 King James Version (KJV)
2 He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.
Lamentations 3:2 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
2 He has driven me away. He has made me walk
in darkness instead of light.
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These are my thoughts.
This world will lead us away from the Lord but we are to strive to be close to Him instead of being close to this world.
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Post by clarkthompson on Jul 21, 2017 16:59:05 GMT
Lamentations 3:3 King James Version (KJV)
3 Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day.
Lamentations 3:3 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
3 He turned his hand against me.
He did this again and again, all day.
Easy-to-Read Version (ERV) Copyright © 2006 by Bible League International
These are my thoughts.
We don’t want for God to turn against us but this happens as long as we are serving sin but we have hope in Christ.
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Post by clarkthompson on Aug 3, 2017 8:31:01 GMT
Lamentations 3:4 King James Version (KJV)
4 My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.
Lamentations 3:4 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
4 He has worn out my body.
He has broken my bones.
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These are my thoughts.
Our earthly bodies are not meant to last forever, they wear out and get tired.
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Post by clarkthompson on Aug 18, 2017 17:53:25 GMT
Lamentations 3:5 King James Version (KJV)
5 He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
Lamentations 3:5 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
5 He has surrounded me and attacked me.
He has made me suffer bitterly.
He has made things hard for me.
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These are my thoughts.
God allows bad to happen to us but the devil hates us and wants us to suffer.
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Post by clarkthompson on Sept 1, 2017 17:12:35 GMT
Lamentations 3:6 King James Version (KJV)
6 He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.
Lamentations 3:6 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
6 He has made me live in darkness
like those who are dead and gone.
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These are my thoughts.
Sometimes God will let us fall into a dark place so that we look to Him to bring us out of it.
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Lam 3
Sept 6, 2017 12:29:29 GMT
Post by clarkthompson on Sept 6, 2017 12:29:29 GMT
Lamentations 3:7 King James Version (KJV)
7 He hath hedged me about, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.
Lamentations 3:7 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
7 He has built walls around me, so I can’t escape. He has put heavy chains on me.
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These are my thoughts.
Sin keeps us in to where we cant get out God wants only Him to bring us out of that place of entrapment, we are blessed if He keeps us in are chains escaping only by Him.
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Post by clarkthompson on Sept 29, 2017 6:44:52 GMT
Lamentations 3:8 King James Version (KJV)
8 Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
Lamentations 3:8 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
8 I call out and cry for help. But he won’t listen to me when I pray.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV) Copyright © 1995, 1996, 1998, 2014 by Biblica, Inc.®. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
These are my thoughts.
This is scary, we need for God to hear us but sin often blocks God’s ears.
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Post by clarkthompson on Oct 11, 2017 8:47:33 GMT
Lamentations 3:9 King James Version (KJV)
9 He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
Lamentations 3:9 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
9 He has put up a stone wall to block my way.
He has made my paths crooked.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV) Copyright © 1995, 1996, 1998, 2014 by Biblica, Inc.®. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
These are my thoughts.
We never want God to be done with us, if are His this never happens.
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Lam 3
Oct 27, 2017 8:49:28 GMT
Post by clarkthompson on Oct 27, 2017 8:49:28 GMT
Lamentations 3:10 King James Version (KJV) 10 He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
Lamentations 3:10 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
10 He has been like a bear waiting to attack me. He has been like a lion hiding in the bushes.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV) Copyright © 1995, 1996, 1998, 2014 by Biblica, Inc.®. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
These are my thoughts. The enemy ones to destroy us to bring us down and make us ineffective.
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Post by clarkthompson on Nov 17, 2017 17:37:42 GMT
Lamentations 3:11 King James Version (KJV)
11 He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.
Lamentations 3:11 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
11 He has dragged me off the path.
He has torn me to pieces.
And he has left me helpless.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV) Copyright © 1995, 1996, 1998, 2014 by Biblica, Inc.®. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
These are my thoughts.
If we are following something or someone other then the Lord we will be lead to destruction. We need Him, He is to lead us and help us along the path He leads us.
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Post by clarkthompson on Dec 1, 2017 9:25:43 GMT
Lamentations 3:12 King James Version (KJV)
12 He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
Lamentations 3:12 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
12 He has gotten his bow ready to use.
He has shot his arrows at me.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV) Copyright © 1995, 1996, 1998, 2014 by Biblica, Inc.®. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
These are my thoughts.
The enemy is always ready to attack us.
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Lam 3
Dec 13, 2017 10:00:44 GMT
Post by clarkthompson on Dec 13, 2017 10:00:44 GMT
Lamentations 3:13 King James Version (KJV)
13 He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.
Lamentations 3:13 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
13 The arrows from his bag
have gone through my heart.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV) Copyright © 1995, 1996, 1998, 2014 by Biblica,
These are my thoughts.
God convicts us to bring us closer to Him but satan throws his arrows to hurt us.
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Lam 3
Jan 3, 2018 9:24:50 GMT
Post by clarkthompson on Jan 3, 2018 9:24:50 GMT
Lamentations 3:14 King James Version (KJV)
14 I was a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.
Lamentations 3:14 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
14 My people laugh at me all the time. They sing and make fun of me all day long.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV) Copyright © 1995, 1996, 1998, 2014 by Biblica, Inc.®. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
These are my thoughts.
We may be made fun of, Jesus was mocked, we just need to follow after Him and if that brings mocking then we are in good company.
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Lam 3
Jan 17, 2018 9:40:04 GMT
Post by clarkthompson on Jan 17, 2018 9:40:04 GMT
Lamentations 3:15 King James Version (KJV)
15 He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath made me drunken with wormwood.
Lamentations 3:15 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
15 The LORD has made my life bitter.
He has made me suffer bitterly.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV) Copyright © 1995, 1996, 1998, 2014 by Biblica, Inc.®. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
These are my thoughts.
The Lord controls our life, He doesn’t want us to bitter, We can have joy in the Lord even thru the hardest times.
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Post by clarkthompson on Jan 30, 2018 9:34:25 GMT
Lamentations 3:16 King James Version (KJV)
16 He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.
Lamentations 3:16 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
16 He made me chew stones that broke my teeth.
He has walked all over me in the dust.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV) Copyright © 1995, 1996, 1998, 2014 by Biblica, Inc.®. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
These are my thoughts.
This could mean that they were so hungry that they thought the rocks looked good to eat. This means it was a hard life.
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