Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The waters closed over my head; I thought I was about to die.
New American Standard Bible
I said, “I am cut off!”
King James Version
Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.
Holman Bible
and I thought: I’m going to die!
International Standard Version
Water closed over my head, and I said, "I'm a dead man."
A Conservative Version
Waters flowed over my head. I said, I am cut off.
American Standard Version
Waters flowed over my head; I said, I am cut off.
Amplified
The waters ran down on my head;
I said, “I am cut off (destroyed)!”
Bible in Basic English
Waters were flowing over my head; I said, I am cut off.
Darby Translation
Waters streamed over my head; I said, I am cut off.
Julia Smith Translation
Waters were spread over my head; I said I was cut off.
King James 2000
Waters flowed over my head; then I said, I am cut off.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Water has flown over my head, I said, "I am cut off."
Modern King James verseion
Waters flowed over my head; then I said, I am cut off.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They poured water upon my head, then thought I, "Now am I undone."
New Heart English Bible
Waters flowed over my head; I said, 'I am finished.'
The Emphasized Bible
Waters, flowed over, my head, I said, I am cut off!
Webster
Waters flowed over my head; then I said, I am cut off.
World English Bible
Waters flowed over my head; I said, I am cut off.
Youngs Literal Translation
Flowed have waters over my head, I have said, I have been cut off.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Lamentations 3:54
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel's Affliction
53 They shut me up in a pit and threw stones at me. 54 The waters closed over my head; I thought I was about to die. 55 (Qof) I have called on your name, O Lord, from the deepest pit.
Cross References
Jonah 2:3-5
You threw me into the deep waters, into the middle of the sea; the ocean current engulfed me; all the mighty waves you sent swept over me.
Ezekiel 37:11
Then he said to me, "Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Look, they are saying, 'Our bones are dry, our hope has perished; we are cut off.'
Job 17:11-16
My days have passed, my plans are shattered, even the desires of my heart.
Psalm 18:4
The waves of death engulfed me, the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.
Psalm 31:22
I jumped to conclusions and said, "I am cut off from your presence!" But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.
Psalm 69:1-2
For the music director; according to the tune of "Lilies;" by David. Deliver me, O God, for the water has reached my neck.
Psalm 69:15
Don't let the current overpower me! Don't let the deep swallow me up! Don't let the pit devour me!
Psalm 124:4-5
The water would have overpowered us; the current would have overwhelmed us.
Isaiah 38:10-13
"I thought, 'In the middle of my life I must walk through the gates of Sheol, I am deprived of the rest of my years.'
Lamentations 3:18
So I said, "My endurance has expired; I have lost all hope of deliverance from the Lord."
2 Corinthians 1:8-10
For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, regarding the affliction that happened to us in the province of Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living.