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Lamentations 1:11-22
English Standard Version
Lamentations 1:11-22
English Standard Version
11 All her people (A)groan
as (B)they search for bread;
they trade their (C)treasures for (D)food
to revive their strength.
“Look, O Lord, and see,
for I am despised.”
12 “Is it nothing to you, all (E)you who pass by?
(F)Look and see
if there is any sorrow like my sorrow,
which was brought upon me,
which (G)the Lord inflicted
on (H)the day of his fierce anger.
13 “From on high he (I)sent fire;
into my bones[a] he made it descend;
(J)he spread a net for my feet;
he turned me back;
(K)he has left me stunned,
faint all the day long.
14 “My transgressions were bound[b] into (L)a yoke;
by his hand they were fastened together;
they were set upon my neck;
he caused my strength to fail;
the Lord gave me into the hands
of those whom I cannot withstand.
15 “The Lord rejected
all my mighty men in my midst;
he summoned an assembly against me
to crush my young men;
(M)the Lord has trodden as in a winepress
the virgin daughter of Judah.
16 “For these things (N)I weep;
my eyes flow with tears;
for (O)a comforter is far from me,
one to (P)revive my spirit;
my children are desolate,
for the enemy has prevailed.”
17 (Q)Zion stretches out her hands,
but (R)there is none to comfort her;
the Lord has commanded against Jacob
that his neighbors should be his foes;
Jerusalem has become
a filthy thing among them.
18 (S)“The Lord is in the right,
(T)for I have rebelled against his word;
but hear, all you peoples,
and see my suffering;
(U)my young women and my young men
have gone into captivity.
19 “I called to (V)my lovers,
but they deceived me;
my priests and elders
perished in the city,
while (W)they sought food
to revive their strength.
20 “Look, O Lord, for I am in distress;
(X)my stomach churns;
my heart is wrung within me,
because I have been very rebellious.
(Y)In the street the sword bereaves;
in the house it is like death.
21 “They heard[c] (Z)my groaning,
yet (AA)there is no one to comfort me.
All my enemies have heard of my trouble;
(AB)they are glad that you have done it.
You have brought[d] the day you announced;
(AC)now let them be as I am.
22 (AD)“Let all their evildoing come before you,
and deal with them
as (AE)you have dealt with me
because of all my transgressions;
for (AF)my groans are many,
and (AG)my heart is faint.”
Footnotes
- Lamentations 1:13 Septuagint; Hebrew bones and
- Lamentations 1:14 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
- Lamentations 1:21 Septuagint, Syriac Hear
- Lamentations 1:21 Syriac Bring
Lamentations 1:11-22
New International Version
Lamentations 1:11-22
New International Version
11 All her people groan(A)
as they search for bread;(B)
they barter their treasures for food
to keep themselves alive.
“Look, Lord, and consider,
for I am despised.”
12 “Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by?(C)
Look around and see.
Is any suffering like my suffering(D)
that was inflicted on me,
that the Lord brought on me
in the day of his fierce anger?(E)
13 “From on high he sent fire,
sent it down into my bones.(F)
He spread a net(G) for my feet
and turned me back.
He made me desolate,(H)
faint(I) all the day long.
14 “My sins have been bound into a yoke[a];(J)
by his hands they were woven together.
They have been hung on my neck,
and the Lord has sapped my strength.
He has given me into the hands(K)
of those I cannot withstand.
15 “The Lord has rejected
all the warriors in my midst;(L)
he has summoned an army(M) against me
to[b] crush my young men.(N)
In his winepress(O) the Lord has trampled(P)
Virgin Daughter(Q) Judah.
16 “This is why I weep
and my eyes overflow with tears.(R)
No one is near to comfort(S) me,
no one to restore my spirit.
My children are destitute
because the enemy has prevailed.”(T)
17 Zion stretches out her hands,(U)
but there is no one to comfort her.
The Lord has decreed for Jacob
that his neighbors become his foes;(V)
Jerusalem has become
an unclean(W) thing(X) among them.
18 “The Lord is righteous,(Y)
yet I rebelled(Z) against his command.
Listen, all you peoples;
look on my suffering.(AA)
My young men and young women
have gone into exile.(AB)
19 “I called to my allies(AC)
but they betrayed me.
My priests and my elders
perished(AD) in the city
while they searched for food
to keep themselves alive.
20 “See, Lord, how distressed(AE) I am!
I am in torment(AF) within,
and in my heart I am disturbed,(AG)
for I have been most rebellious.(AH)
Outside, the sword bereaves;
inside, there is only death.(AI)
Footnotes
- Lamentations 1:14 Most Hebrew manuscripts; many Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint He kept watch over my sins
- Lamentations 1:15 Or has set a time for me / when he will
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