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Lamentations 1:15-17
Easy-to-Read Version
Lamentations 1:15-17
Easy-to-Read Version
15 “The Lord rejected all my powerful men
who were inside the city.
Then he brought a group of people against me.
He brought them to kill my young soldiers.
The Lord has trampled his dearest city[a]
like grapes in a winepress.
16 “I cry about all these things.
Tears are flowing down my cheeks.
There is no one near to comfort me.
There is no one who can make me feel better.
My children are like a wasteland,
because the enemy won.”
17 Zion spread out her hands.
There was no one to comfort her.
The Lord had given orders to Jacob’s enemies.
He ordered them to surround the city.
Jerusalem has become a dirty rag
that her enemies threw away.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 1:15 dearest city Literally, “virgin daughter Judah,” a name for the city of Jerusalem.
Lamentations 1:15-17
New International Version
Lamentations 1:15-17
New International Version
15 “The Lord has rejected
all the warriors in my midst;(A)
he has summoned an army(B) against me
to[a] crush my young men.(C)
In his winepress(D) the Lord has trampled(E)
Virgin Daughter(F) Judah.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 1:15 Or has set a time for me / when he will
Lamentations 1:15-17
King James Version
Lamentations 1:15-17
King James Version
15 The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.
16 For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.
17 Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the Lord hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.
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