Lamentations 3:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He has caused my fleshבְשָׂרִי֙
(ve·sa·ri)
1320: fleshfrom basar
and my skinוְעֹורִ֔י
(ve·'o·v·ri,)
5785: a skinof uncertain derivation
to waste away,בִּלָּ֤ה
(bil·lah)
1086: to become old, wear outa prim. root
He has brokenשִׁבַּ֖ר
(shib·bar)
7665: to break, break in piecesa prim. root
my bones.עַצְמֹותָֽי׃
(atz·mo·v·tai.)
6106: bone, substance, selffrom atsom


















KJV Lexicon
My flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
and my skin
`owr  (ore)
skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leather -- hide, leather, skin.
hath he made old
balah  (baw-law')
to fail; by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend) -- consume, enjoy long, become (make, wax) old, spend, waste.
he hath broken
shabar  (shaw-bar')
to burst -- break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken(-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, quite, tear
my bones
`etsem  (eh'tsem)
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame -- body, bone, life, (self-)same, strength, very.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He has caused my flesh and my skin to waste away, He has broken my bones.

King James Bible
My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.

International Standard Version
He made my flesh and skin prematurely old; he broke my bones.

NET Bible
He has made my mortal skin waste away; he has broken my bones.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He has made my flesh and my skin waste away. He has broken my bones.

King James 2000 Bible
My flesh and my skin has he made old: he has broken my bones.
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