Lamentations 3:40
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.
Let vs search and try our waies, and turne againe to the LORD.
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- 2 Corinthians 13:5Rank 1 from verse 40
5Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
5Examine your selues, whether ye be in the faith: proue your owne selues. Know yee not your owne selues, how that Iesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
- Psalms 139:23–24Rank 2 from verse 40
23Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
24And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
23Search me, O God, and knowe my heart: trie mee, and knowe my thoughts:
24†And see if there bee any wicked way in me: and leade me in the way euerlasting.
- Joel 2:12–13Rank 3 from verse 40
12¶ Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:
13And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
12¶ Therefore also now, saith the LORD, *turne yee euen to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.
13And rent your heart and not your garments; and turne vnto the LORD your God: for he is *gracious and mercifull, slow to anger, and of great kindnesse, and repenteth him of the euill.
- Isaiah 55:7Rank 4 from verse 40
7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
7††Let the wicked forsake his way, & the vnrighteous man his thoughts: and let him returne vnto the LORD, and he will haue mercie vpon him, and to our God, for hee will abundantly pardon.
- Psalms 4:4Rank 5 from verse 40
- Psalms 119:59Rank 6 from verse 40
- Haggai 1:5–9Rank 7 from verse 40
5Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.
6Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
7¶ Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.
8Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the Lord.
9Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.
5Nowe therefore thus saith the LORD of hostes; †Consider your wayes.
6Yee haue *sowen much and bring in litle: ye eate, but ye haue not inough: yee drinke, but yee are not filled with drinke: yee cloth you, but there is none warme: and hee that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into a bag †with holes.
7¶ Thus saith the LORD of hostes, Consider your wayes.
8Goe vp to the mountaine, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.
9Ye looked for much, and loe it came to litle: and when yee brought it home, I did ‖blow vpon it: Why, saith the LORD of hostes? because of mine house that is waste, and yee runne euery man vnto his owne house.
- Hosea 14:1–3Rank 9 from verse 40
1O ISRAEL, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
2Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.
3Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses: neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
1¶ O Israel, returne vnto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquitie.
2‖*Take with you words, and turne to the LORD, say vnto him, Take away all iniquitie, and receiue vs graciously: so will wee render the calues of our lips.
3Asshur shall not saue vs, we will not ride vpon horses, neither will wee say any more to the work of our hands, Yee are our gods: for in thee the fatherlesse findeth mercie.
- 1 Corinthians 11:28Rank 10 from verse 40
- 2 Chronicles 30:9Rank 11 from verse 40
9For if ye turn again unto the Lord, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.
9For if yee turne againe vnto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall finde compassion before them that leade them captiue, so that they shall come againe into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and *mercifull, and will not turne away his face from you, if ye returne vnto him.
- 1 Corinthians 11:31Rank 12 from verse 40
- 2 Chronicles 30:6Rank 13 from verse 40
6So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
6So the Postes went with the letters †from the King and his Princes, throughout all Israel and Iudah, and according to the commandement of the king, saying; Yee children of Israel, turne againe vnto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, and hee wil returne to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
- Ezekiel 18:28Rank 14 from verse 40
- Deuteronomy 4:30Rank 15 from verse 40
30When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;
30When thou art in tribulation, and all these things †are come vpon thee, euen in the latter dayes, if thou turne to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient vnto his voice:
- Zechariah 1:3–4Rank 16 from verse 40
3Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will turn unto you, saith the Lord of hosts.
4Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Turn ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the Lord.
3Therefore say thou vnto them, Thus saith the LORD of hostes; *Turne ye vnto me, saith the LORD of hostes, and I will turne vnto you, saith the LORD of hostes.
4*Be ye not as your fathers, vnto whom the former Prophets haue cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hostes, Turne ye now from your euill wayes, and from your euil doings: but they did not heare, nor hearken vnto me, saith the LORD.
- Acts 26:20Rank 17 from verse 40
20But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judæa, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.
20But shewed first vnto them of Damascus, and at Hierusalem, and thorowout all the coasts of Iudea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turne to God, and do works meete for repentance.
- Hosea 12:6Rank 18 from verse 40
- Job 11:13–15Rank 19 from verse 40
13If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
14If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
15For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
13If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him:
14If iniquitie be in thine hand, put it farre away, and let not wickednes dwell in thy tabernacles.
15For then shalt thou lift vp thy face without spot, yea thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not feare:
- Job 34:31–32Rank 20 from verse 40
31Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne chastisement, I will not offend any more:
32That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.
31Surely it is meete to be said vnto God, I haue borne chastisement, I will not offend any more.
32 That which I see not, teach thou me; If I haue done iniquitie, I will doe no more.
- 1 Chronicles 15:12–13Rank 21 from verse 40
12And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.
13For because ye did it not at the first, the Lord our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
12And said vnto them, Yee are the chiefe of the fathers of the Leuites: sanctifie your selues both yee and your brethren, that you may bring vp the Arke of the LORD God of Israel, vnto the place that I haue prepared for it.
13For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach vpon vs, for that we sought him not after the due order.
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Lamentations 3:40
Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.
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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.
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Sense 1: To seek carefully, examine, explore, or inquire in order to find or know. Sense 2: A careful examination or inquiry made to find or know.
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Sense 1: To examine, test, prove, search, or discern. Sense 2: To refine or prove by fire so that quality is made manifest.
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Sense 1: To change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change. Sense 2: One’s time or occasion in an order or succession.
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Another time; once more; back to a former place or condition; or in return.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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3:37¶ Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
3:37¶ *Who is hee that sayth, and it commeth to passe, when the LORD commandeth it not?
3:38Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
3:38*Out of the mouth of the most hie proceedeth not euill and good?
3:39Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
3:39‖Wherefore doeth a liuing man complaine, a man for the punishment of his sinnes?
3:40Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord.
3:40Let vs search and try our waies, and turne againe to the LORD.
Selected passage3:41Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.
3:41Let vs lift vp our heart with our hands vnto God in the heauens.
3:42We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.
3:42We haue transgressed, and haue rebelled, thou hast not pardoned.
3:43Thou hast covered with anger, and persecuted us: thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.
3:43Thou hast couered with anger, and persecuted vs: thou hast slaine, thou hast not pitied.
3:44Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.
3:44Thou hast couered thy selfe with a cloud, that our prayer should not passe through.
3:45Thou hast made us as the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the people.
3:45*Thou hast made vs as the offscouring and refuse in the middest of the people.
3:46All our enemies have opened their mouths against us.
3:46All our enemies haue opened their mouthes against vs.
3:47Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.
3:47*Feare and a snare is come vpon vs, desolation and destruction.
3:48Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
3:48Mine eye runneth downe with riuers of water, for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
3:49Mine eye trickleth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,
3:49Mine eye trickleth downe and ceaseth not, without any intermission:
3:50Till the Lord look down, and behold from heaven.
3:50Till the LORD looke downe, and behold from heauen.
3:51Mine eye affecteth mine heart because of all the daughters of my city.
3:51†‖Mine eye affecteth mine heart, because of all the daughters of my city.
3:52Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.
3:52Mine enemies chased me sore like a bird, without cause.
3:53They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.
3:53They haue cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone vpon me.
3:54Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.
3:54Waters flowed ouer mine head, then I sayd, I am cut off.