Lamentations 3:39
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?

Young's Literal Translation
What—sigh habitually doth a living man, A man for his sin?

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

Hebrew
Why
מַה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

should any mortal
חָ֔י (ḥāy)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

man
אָדָ֣ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

complain,
יִּתְאוֹנֵן֙ (yiṯ·’ō·w·nên)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 596: To complain, murmur

in view of
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

[his]
גֶּ֖בֶר (ge·ḇer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1397: A valiant man, warrior, a person simply

sins?
חֲטָאָֽיו׃ (ḥă·ṭā·’āw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2399: A crime, its penalty

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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