Lamentations 1:18-20

King James Version

¹⁸The Lord is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.

¹⁹I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls.

²⁰Behold, O Lord; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death.

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Lamentations 1:18-20

New King James Version

¹⁸“The Lord is ^(A)righteous,
For I ^(B)rebelled against His ^[a]commandment.
Hear now, all peoples,
And behold my sorrow;
My virgins and my young men
Have gone into captivity.

¹⁹“I called for my lovers,
But they deceived me;
My priests and my elders
Breathed their last in the city,
While they sought food
To restore their life.

²⁰“See, O Lord, that I am in distress;
My ^(C)soul^[b] is troubled;
My heart is overturned within me,
For I have been very rebellious.
^(D)Outside the sword bereaves,
At home it is like death.

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Footnotes

Lamentations 1:18 Lit. mouth
Lamentations 1:20 Lit. inward parts

Lamentations 1:18-20

English Standard Version

¹⁸^(A)“The Lord is in the right,
    ^(B)for I have rebelled against his word;
but hear, all you peoples,
    and see my suffering;
^(C)my young women and my young men
    have gone into captivity.

¹⁹“I called to ^(D)my lovers,
    but they deceived me;
my priests and elders
    perished in the city,
while ^(E)they sought food
    to revive their strength.

²⁰“Look, O Lord, for I am in distress;
    ^(F)my stomach churns;
my heart is wrung within me,
    because I have been very rebellious.
^(G)In the street the sword bereaves;
    in the house it is like death.