Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He has made my skin and my flesh grow old and has broken my bones. New Living Translation He has made my skin and flesh grow old. He has broken my bones. English Standard Version He has made my flesh and my skin waste away; he has broken my bones; Berean Standard Bible He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones. King James Bible My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones. New King James Version He has aged my flesh and my skin, And broken my bones. New American Standard Bible He has consumed my flesh and my skin, He has broken my bones. NASB 1995 He has caused my flesh and my skin to waste away, He has broken my bones. NASB 1977 He has caused my flesh and my skin to waste away, He has broken my bones. Legacy Standard Bible He has caused my flesh and my skin to waste away; He has broken my bones. Amplified Bible He has caused my flesh and my skin to waste away; He has shattered my bones. Christian Standard Bible He has worn away my flesh and skin; he has broken my bones. Holman Christian Standard Bible He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones. American Standard Version My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones. Contemporary English Version God caused my skin and flesh to waste away, and he crushed my bones. English Revised Version My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones. GOD'S WORD® Translation He has made my flesh and my skin waste away. He has broken my bones. Good News Translation He has left my flesh open and raw, and has broken my bones. International Standard Version He made my flesh and skin prematurely old; he broke my bones. Majority Standard Bible He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones. NET Bible He has made my mortal skin waste away; he has broken my bones. New Heart English Bible My flesh and my skin he has made old; he has broken my bones. Webster's Bible Translation My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones. World English Bible He has made my flesh and my skin old. He has broken my bones. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe has worn out my flesh and my skin. He has broken my bones. Young's Literal Translation He hath worn out my flesh and my skin. He hath broken my bones. Smith's Literal Translation He wasted away my flesh and my skin; he broke my bones. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBeth. My skin and my flesh he hath made old, he hath broken my bones. Catholic Public Domain Version BETH. My skin and my flesh, he has made old; he has crushed my bones. New American Bible He has worn away my flesh and my skin, he has broken my bones; New Revised Standard Version He has made my flesh and my skin waste away, and broken my bones; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMy flesh and my skin he has made old; he has broken my bones. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Beth He has worn out my skin and my flesh and he has broken my bones OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917My flesh and my skin hath He worn out; He hath broken my bones. Brenton Septuagint Translation He has made old my flesh and my skin; he has broken my bones. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jeremiah's Afflictions…3Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long. 4He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones. 5He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.… Cross References Job 16:8 You have bound me, and it has become a witness; my frailty rises up and testifies against me. Psalm 102:3-5 For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers. / My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread. / Through my loud groaning my skin hangs on my bones. Isaiah 38:13 I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me. Job 19:20 My skin and flesh cling to my bones; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth. Psalm 31:9-10 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well. / For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away. Isaiah 53:4-5 Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. Job 30:17 Night pierces my bones, and my gnawing pains never rest. Psalm 32:3-4 When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long. / For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah Isaiah 1:5-6 Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted. / From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil. Job 33:21 His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude. Psalm 6:2 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony. 2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. Romans 8:36 As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” 2 Corinthians 11:27 in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure. Hebrews 12:12-13 Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees. / Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed. Treasury of Scripture My flesh and my skin has he made old; he has broken my bones. my flesh Job 16:8,9 And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, which is a witness against me: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face… Psalm 31:9,10 Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly… Psalm 32:3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. he hath Psalm 22:14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. Psalm 51:8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Isaiah 38:13 I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me. Jump to Previous Bones Broken Caused Flesh Grow Skin Used Waste Wasted WornJump to Next Bones Broken Caused Flesh Grow Skin Used Waste Wasted WornLamentations 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 He has worn away my flesh and skin The phrase "He has worn away my flesh and skin" speaks to the profound physical and emotional suffering experienced by the speaker, traditionally understood to be the prophet Jeremiah. The Hebrew word for "worn away" is "בָּלָה" (balah), which conveys the idea of decay or wasting away. This imagery is powerful, suggesting not just physical deterioration but also a deep sense of personal desolation and vulnerability. In the historical context of Lamentations, this reflects the devastation of Jerusalem and the suffering of its people during the Babylonian siege. The "flesh and skin" symbolize the outer layers of protection and identity, indicating that the suffering has penetrated deeply, affecting both the physical body and the spiritual essence of the individual. This phrase invites readers to reflect on the times when they feel stripped of their defenses, encouraging them to seek solace in God's presence even amidst profound trials. He has shattered my bones Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He has worn awayבִּלָּ֤ה (bil·lāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1086: To fail, to wear out, decay my flesh בְשָׂרִי֙ (ḇə·śā·rî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man and skin; וְעוֹרִ֔י (wə·‘ō·w·rî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5785: Skin, hide, leather He has shattered שִׁבַּ֖ר (šib·bar) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces my bones. עַצְמוֹתָֽי׃ (‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯāy) Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 6106: A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame Links Lamentations 3:4 NIVLamentations 3:4 NLT Lamentations 3:4 ESV Lamentations 3:4 NASB Lamentations 3:4 KJV Lamentations 3:4 BibleApps.com Lamentations 3:4 Biblia Paralela Lamentations 3:4 Chinese Bible Lamentations 3:4 French Bible Lamentations 3:4 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Lamentations 3:4 My flesh and my skin has he (Lam. 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