Lamentations 3:39 Hebrew Word Analysis

0מַהh4100
1complainיִּתְאוֹנֵן֙h596
2manאָדָ֣םh120
3Wherefore doth a livingחָ֔יh2416
4a manגֶּ֖בֶרh1397
5עַלh5921
6for the punishment of his sinsחֲטָאָֽו׃h2399

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

What protest may a living man make, even a man about the punishment of his sin?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?

World English Bible (WEB)

Why does a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

What -- sigh habitually doth a living man, A man for his sin?