Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And let us return to the Lord.
King James Version
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.
Holman Bible
נ Nun
and turn back to the Lord.
International Standard Version
Let us examine our lifestyles, putting them to the test, and turn back to the LORD.
A Conservative Version
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to LORD.
American Standard Version
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Jehovah.
Amplified
Let us test and examine our ways,
And let us return to the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
Let us make search and put our ways to the test, turning again to the Lord;
Darby Translation
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
We will search out our ways, and examine and turn back even to Jehovah.
King James 2000
Let us search and examine our ways, and turn again to the LORD.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Let us test and examine our ways; let us return to Yahweh.
Modern King James verseion
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{Nun} Let us look well upon our own ways, and remember ourselves, and turn again to the LORD.
NET Bible
(Nun) Let us carefully examine our ways, and let us return to the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
Let us examine and search our ways, and return to the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
Let us search out our ways, and examine them well, and let us return unto Yahweh;
Webster
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.
World English Bible
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
We search our ways, and investigate, And turn back unto Jehovah.
Themes
Complaining » What to do instead of complaining
Conversion » Through the instrumentality of » Self-examination
Revivals » Isa 35 » General references to
Self-examination » Should be engaged in » With purpose of amendment
Self-examination » Should be engaged in » With diligent search
Interlinear
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Fausets
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Lamentations 3:40
Prayers for Lamentations 3:40
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel's Affliction
39
What protest may a living man make? Can a man protest about the punishment for his sin?
40
And let us return to the Lord.
Cross References
2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine yourselves, whether you are in the faith. Prove your own selves. Do you not know this about yourselves that Jesus Christ is with you, unless you are disqualified?
Psalm 119:59
I considered my ways and turned my feet to your laws.
Psalm 139:23-24
Examine me, O God, and know my heart. Test me and know my anxious (troubled) (painful) (disturbing) thoughts.
Joel 2:12-13
Even now, said Jehovah, turn to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning!
Deuteronomy 4:30
When you are in trouble (distress) and all these things happen to you in the latter days, turn to Jehovah your God and obey his voice.
1 Chronicles 15:12-13
He said to them: You are the heads of the Levite families. You and your brothers must perform the ceremonies to make yourselves holy. Then bring the Ark of Jehovah the God of Israel to the place I prepared for it.
2 Chronicles 30:6
Messengers carried letters from the king and his officials throughout Israel and Judah. The king's order said: Israelites should return to Jehovah the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. Then he will return to the few of you who escaped from the power of the kings of Assyria.
2 Chronicles 30:9
If you return to Jehovah, your brothers and your sons will find compassion before those who led them captive and will return to this land. Jehovah your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face away from you if you return to him.
Job 11:13-15
Yet if you devote your heart to him and stretch out your hands to him,
Job 34:31-32
Job, have you confessed your sins to God and promised not to sin again?
Psalm 4:4
Tremble, stand in awe and do not sin! Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and keep silent.
Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to Jehovah, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
Ezekiel 18:28
He realized what he was doing and turned away from all the rebellious things that he had done. He will certainly live. He will not die.
Hosea 6:1
Come, and let us return to Jehovah. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us. He has wounded us but he will bandage us.
Hosea 12:6
Return to your God. Constantly express loving kindness and justice. Always wait with hope in your God.
Hosea 14:1-3
Return, O Israel, to Jehovah your God, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity.
Haggai 1:5-9
Jehovah of Hosts said: Consider your ways.
Zechariah 1:3-4
Tell them, Jehovah of Hosts has said: Jehovah of Hosts says return to me and I will return to you.
Acts 26:20
I preached first to Damascus, and to Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judea, and then to the people of the nations, that they should repent and turn to God, and prove their repentance by deeds.
1 Corinthians 11:28
Let a man examine himself before he eats of that bread, and drinks of that cup.
1 Corinthians 11:31
For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.