Lam 3:63 how they sit and then rise up #1230

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opened 2024-09-30 13:56:16 +00:00 by SusanQuigley · 0 comments

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\v 63 Look at how they sit and then rise up;
\q2 they mock me with their songs.

The word "then" give the impression that this has to do with the manner in which the people sit and afterward get up.
No other version is like this.

Other versions indicate that regardless of what the people are doing, they mock the speaker all the time. He wants God to take notice of that situation.

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\v 63 Look at how they sit or rise up;
\q2 they mock me with their songs.

\v 63 Look at them! Whether they sit or rise up;
\q2 they mock me with their songs.

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\v 63 Look at them sitting and rising;
\q2 they mock me with their songs.

\v 63 Look at how they sit and then rise up; \q2 they mock me with their songs. The word "then" give the impression that this has to do with the manner in which the people sit and afterward get up. No other version is like this. Other versions indicate that regardless of what the people are doing, they mock the speaker all the time. He wants God to take notice of that situation. Suggestions \v 63 Look at how they sit or rise up; \q2 they mock me with their songs. or \v 63 Look at them! Whether they sit or rise up; \q2 they mock me with their songs. or \v 63 Look at them sitting and rising; \q2 they mock me with their songs.