Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is. New Living Translation Peace has been stripped away, and I have forgotten what prosperity is. English Standard Version my soul is bereft of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is; Berean Standard Bible My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is. King James Bible And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. New King James Version You have moved my soul far from peace; I have forgotten prosperity. New American Standard Bible My soul has been excluded from peace; I have forgotten happiness. NASB 1995 My soul has been rejected from peace; I have forgotten happiness. NASB 1977 And my soul has been rejected from peace; I have forgotten happiness. Legacy Standard Bible My soul has been rejected from peace; I have forgotten goodness. Amplified Bible My soul has been cast far away from peace; I have forgotten happiness. Christian Standard Bible I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is. Holman Christian Standard Bible My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is. American Standard Version And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace; I forgat prosperity. Contemporary English Version I cannot find peace or remember happiness. English Revised Version And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace; I forgat prosperity. GOD'S WORD® Translation "My soul has been kept from enjoying peace. I have forgotten what happiness is. Good News Translation I have forgotten what health and peace and happiness are. International Standard Version You have removed peace from my life; I have forgotten what prosperity is. Majority Standard Bible My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is. NET Bible I am deprived of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is. New Heart English Bible You have removed my soul far away from peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is. Webster's Bible Translation And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. World English Bible You have removed my soul far away from peace. I forgot prosperity. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd You cast off my soul from peace, "" I have forgotten prosperity. Young's Literal Translation And Thou castest off from peace my soul, I have forgotten prosperity. Smith's Literal Translation Thou wilt cast of my soul from peace: I forgat good. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleVau. And my soul is removed far off from peace, I have forgotten good things. Catholic Public Domain Version VAU. And my soul has been driven away from peace; I have forgotten what is good. New American Bible My life is deprived of peace, I have forgotten what happiness is; New Revised Standard Version my soul is bereft of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMy soul has gone astray from peace, I have forgotten prosperity. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And my soul has been led astray from peace and I have forgotten good OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And my soul is removed far off from peace, I forgot prosperity. Brenton Septuagint Translation He has also removed my soul from peace: I forgot prosperity. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jeremiah's Afflictions…16He has ground my teeth with gravel and trampled me in the dust. 17My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is. 18So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.”… Cross References Isaiah 57:19-21 bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.” / But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck. / “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.” Jeremiah 8:15 We hoped for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but there was only terror. Jeremiah 14:19 Have You rejected Judah completely? Do You despise Zion? Why have You stricken us so that we are beyond healing? We hoped for peace, but no good has come, and for the time of healing, but there was only terror. Psalm 31:22 In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help. Psalm 88:15-18 From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair. / Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me. / All day long they engulf me like water; they enclose me on every side. ... Job 7:6-7 My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope. / Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness. Job 9:25-28 My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good. / They sweep by like boats of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey. / If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’ ... Isaiah 38:17 Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back. Isaiah 59:8 The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace. Micah 7:1-7 Woe is me! For I am like one gathering summer fruit at the gleaning of the vineyard; there is no cluster to eat, no early fig that I crave. / The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net. / Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together. ... Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid. Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Matthew 11:28-30 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. Treasury of Scripture And you have removed my soul far off from peace: I forgot prosperity. thou Lamentations 1:16 For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed. Psalm 119:155 Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes. Isaiah 38:17 Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. I forgat Genesis 41:30 And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; Job 7:7 O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good. Jeremiah 20:14-18 Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed… prosperity. Jump to Previous Bereft Castest Deprived Far Forgat Forgot Forgotten Good Happiness Memory Peace Prosperity Rejected Removed SoulJump to Next Bereft Castest Deprived Far Forgat Forgot Forgotten Good Happiness Memory Peace Prosperity Rejected Removed SoulLamentations 3 1. The prophet bewails his own calamities22. By the mercies of God, he nourishes his hope 37. He acknowledges God's justice 55. He prays for deliverance 64. And vengeance on his enemies My soul The Hebrew word for "soul" is "nephesh," which refers to the entire being of a person, encompassing the mind, will, and emotions. In the context of Lamentations, the soul represents the innermost part of the prophet Jeremiah, who is traditionally considered the author. This expression of deep personal anguish reflects the collective suffering of the people of Judah during the Babylonian exile. The soul's lament is not just an individual cry but a communal one, echoing the spiritual and emotional desolation experienced by the nation. has been deprived of peace I have forgotten what prosperity is Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew My soulנַפְשִׁ֖י (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion has been deprived וַתִּזְנַ֧ח (wat·tiz·naḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 2186: Reject, forsake, fail of peace; מִשָּׁל֛וֹם (miš·šā·lō·wm) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace I have forgotten נָשִׁ֥יתִי (nā·šî·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5382: To forget, to neglect, to remit, remove what prosperity is. טוֹבָֽה׃ (ṭō·w·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good Links Lamentations 3:17 NIVLamentations 3:17 NLT Lamentations 3:17 ESV Lamentations 3:17 NASB Lamentations 3:17 KJV Lamentations 3:17 BibleApps.com Lamentations 3:17 Biblia Paralela Lamentations 3:17 Chinese Bible Lamentations 3:17 French Bible Lamentations 3:17 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Lamentations 3:17 You have removed my soul far off (Lam. 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