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Lamentations 3:1

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial

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KJV ORIGINAL

I AM the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

I'm the one who's been through it all — felt the full weight of his anger and disappointment.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes you're the one who has to walk through the hardest parts of life.

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