Lamentations 3:6

The Prophet’s Afflictions

5He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship. 6He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.

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Berean Standard Bible
He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.
American Standard Version (1901)
He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.
Bible in Basic English
He has kept me in dark places, like those who have been long dead.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Beth. He hath set me in dark places as those that are dead for ever.
Free Bible Version
He has forced me to live in darkness like those long dead.
Geneva Bible 1599
He hath set me in darke places, as they that be dead for euer.
King James (Authorized) Version
He hath set me in dark places, as they that be dead of old.
Translation for Translators
It is as though he has buried me in a dark place like [SIM] the graves of those who have been dead for a long time.
Unlocked Literal Bible
He made me live in dark places, like those who died long ago.
Noah Webster Bible
He hath set me in dark places, as they that are dead of old.
World English Bible
He has made me dwell in dark places, as those who have been long dead.
Young's Literal Translation
In dark places He hath caused me to dwell, As the dead of old.