Lamentations 3:2
Strong's Lexicon
אוֹתִ֥י (’ō·w·ṯî)
Direct object marker | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

He has driven me away
נָהַ֛ג (nā·haḡ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5090: 1) to drive, lead, guide, conduct 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to drive, lead on, drive away, drive off 1a2) to behave itself (fig.) (of heart) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to drive away, lead off 1b2) to lead on, guide, guide on 1b3) to cause to drive 2) (Piel) to moan, lament

and made me walk
וַיֹּלַ֖ךְ (way·yō·laḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk

in darkness
חֹ֥שֶׁךְ (ḥō·šeḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2822: 1) darkness, obscurity 1a) darkness 1b) secret place

instead of
וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

light.
אֽוֹר׃ (’ō·wr)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 216: 1) light 1a) light of day 1b) light of heavenly luminaries (moon, sun, stars) 1c) day-break, dawn, morning light 1d) daylight 1e) lightning 1f) light of lamp 1g) light of life 1h) light of prosperity 1i) light of instruction 1j) light of face (fig.) 1k) Jehovah as Israel's light

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light.

Young's Literal Translation
Me He hath led, and causeth to go [in] darkness, and without light.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He has driven me away and forced me to walk in darkness instead of light.

New American Standard Bible
He has driven me and made me walk In darkness and not in light.

King James Bible
He hath led me, and brought [me into] darkness, but not [into] light.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness rather than light;

New Living Translation
He has led me into darkness, shutting out all light.

English Standard Version
he has driven and brought me into darkness without any light;

New American Standard Bible
He has driven me and made me walk In darkness and not in light.

King James Bible
He hath led me, and brought me into darkness, but not into light.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He has driven me away and forced me to walk in darkness instead of light.

International Standard Version
He has led me—brought me into darkness, not into light.

NET Bible
He drove me into captivity and made me walk in darkness and not light.

American Standard Version
He hath led me and caused me to walk in darkness, and not in light.

English Revised Version
He hath led me and caused me to walk in darkness and not in light.

Young's Literal Translation
Me He hath led, and causeth to go in darkness, and without light.
















Cross References
Job 30:26
When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

Isaiah 59:9
Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness.

Jeremiah 4:23
I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.

Lamentations 1:1
How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!

Lamentations 3:1
I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.

Lamentations 2:22
Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrors round about, so that in the day of the LORD'S anger none escaped nor remained: those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed.

Lamentations 2:21
The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword; thou hast slain them in the day of thine anger; thou hast killed, and not pitied.

Lamentations 3:3
Surely against me is he turned; he turneth his hand against me all the day.

Lamentations 3:4
My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.

Lamentations 3:5
He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
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