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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Lamentations 3:40
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Let us examine and probe our ways,and turn back to the Lord.
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord .
Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord !
Let's examine and search out our ways, And let's return to the LORD.
Let us examine and see what we have done and then return to the Lord .
Let us test and examine our ways, And let us return to the LORD.
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Yahweh.
Let vs search and try our wayes, and turne againe to the Lord.
Let us examine and probe our ways, And let us return to the LORD.
Let us search out and examine our ways,And let us return to Yahweh.
Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.
Instead, we should think about the way we are living, and turn back to the Lord .
Let us examine and test our ways and return to Adonai .
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Jehovah.
Let us check and see what we have done. Then let us turn back to the Lord .
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.
Let us examine our ways and turn back to the Lord .
Let us test and examine our ways; let us return to Yahweh.
Let us search and examine our ways, and turn again to Jehovah.
Let vs loke well vpon oure owne waies, & remembre oure selues, and turne agayne to ye LORDE.
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Jehovah.
Let us make search and put our ways to the test, turning again to the Lord;
Let us search and try our ways, and return to the LORD.
Let vs search and try our waies, and turne againe to the Lord.
Let vs looke well vpon our wayes, and remember our selues, and turne agayne to the Lorde.
NUN. Our way has been searched out and examined, and we will turn to the Lord.
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.
Nun. Serche we oure weies, and seke we, and turne we ayen to the Lord.
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Yahweh.
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.
נ (Nun)
Let us carefully examine our ways, and let us return to the Lord .Let us search out and examine our ways, And turn back to the LORD;
Instead, let us test and examine our ways. Let us turn back to the Lord .
Let us test and look over our ways, and return to the Lord.
Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the Lord .
Nun. Let us search our ways, and seek, and return to the Lord.
Let us test and examine our ways, and return to the LORD!
We search our ways, and investigate, And turn back unto Jehovah.
Let's take a good look at the way we're living and reorder our lives under God . Let's lift our hearts and hands at one and the same time, praying to God in heaven: "We've been contrary and willful, and you haven't forgiven.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
search: 1 Chronicles 15:12, 1 Chronicles 15:13, Job 11:13-15, Job 34:31, Job 34:32, Psalms 4:4, Psalms 119:59, Psalms 139:23, Psalms 139:24, Ezekiel 18:28, Haggai 1:5-9, 1 Corinthians 11:28, 1 Corinthians 11:31, 2 Corinthians 13:5
turn: Deuteronomy 4:30, 2 Chronicles 30:6, 2 Chronicles 30:9, Isaiah 55:7, Hosea 6:1, Hosea 12:6, Hosea 14:1-3, Joel 2:12, Joel 2:13, Zechariah 1:3, Zechariah 1:4, Acts 26:20
Reciprocal: Numbers 11:11 - wherefore have Deuteronomy 30:2 - return unto Deuteronomy 30:10 - turn unto Joshua 7:13 - sanctify Judges 5:16 - great 1 Samuel 4:2 - and they 2 Chronicles 7:14 - seek my face Ezra 9:13 - less Job 10:2 - show me Job 36:9 - he Psalms 38:3 - because Psalms 77:6 - and Jeremiah 10:19 - Truly Hosea 2:7 - I will Luke 15:18 - will arise Acts 3:19 - be Acts 9:35 - turned 2 Corinthians 3:16 - when
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Let us search and try our ways,.... stead of murmuring and complaining, let us search for something that may support and comfort, teach and instruct, under afflictive providences; let us search into the love of God, which, though it cannot be fully searched out, it will be found to be from everlasting to everlasting; and that all afflictions spring from it; and that it continues notwithstanding them: let us search into the covenant of grace, in which provision is made for afflictions in case of disobedience, and for supports under them: let us search the Scriptures, which are written for our comfort; and it is much if we do not find some in the instances, examples, and experiences of other saints therein recorded: let us search after a greater degree of the knowledge of Christ, and of his grace; so shall we be more conformable to his sufferings and death, and patient under our troubles: let us search into our own hearts, and examine ourselves, whether we have true repentance for sin, true faith in Christ; and whether he is in us, or not; and we have a part in him, which will make us easy in every state: let us search into the present dispensation, in order to find out the cause of it, which is sin; and the end of it, which God has in it for our good: let us search "our ways", and "try them", by the word of God, the standard of faith and practice; and see what agreement there is between them: let us try our thoughts, words, and actions, by the law of God, which is holy, spiritual, just, and good; and we shall see how abundantly short they come of it: and let us try "our ways", and compare them with the ways of God, which he has prescribed in his word; and we shall find that the one are holy, the other unholy; the one plain, the other crooked; the one dark, the other light; the one pleasant, and peace is in them, the other not; the one lead to life, the other to death; see Isaiah 55:7;
and turn again to the Lord; by repentance, as the Targum adds; let us turn out of our sinful ways, upon a search and examination of them; and turn to the Lord, his ways and worship, from whom we have departed, and against whom we have sinned; acknowledging our iniquities, who receives graciously, is ready to forgive, and does abundantly pardon.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The prophet urges men to search out their faults and amend them.
Lamentations 3:40
And turn again to the Lord - Or, “and return to Yahweh.” The prep. (to) in the Hebrew implies not half way, but the whole.
Lamentations 3:41
Literally, “Let us lift up our heart unto our hands unto God in heaven;” as if the heart first lifted up the hands, and then with them mounted up in prayer to God. In real prayer the outward expression is caused by the emotion stirring within.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 40. Let us search — How are we to get the pardon of our sins? The prophet tells us:
1. Let us examine ourselves.
2. "Let us turn again to the Lord."
3. "Let us lift up our heart;" let us make fervent prayer and supplication for mercy.
4. "Let us lift up our hand;" let us solemnly promise to be his, and bind ourselves in a covenant to be the Lord's only: so much lifting up the hand to God implies. Or, let us put our heart on our hand, and offer it to God; so some have translated this clause.
5. "We have transgressed;" let our confession of sin be fervent and sincere.
6. And to us who profess Christianity it may be added, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as having died for thee; and thou shalt not perish, but have everlasting life.
Verses Lamentations 3:46, Lamentations 3:47, Lamentations 3:48, Lamentations 3:46-48, beginning with פ phe, should, as to the order of the alphabet, follow 49, 50, 51, Lamentations 3:49-51, which begin with ain, which in its grammatical position precedes the former.
