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Lamentations 1:3-5
New American Standard Bible
Lamentations 1:3-5
New American Standard Bible
3 (A)Judah has gone into exile out of affliction
And [a]harsh servitude;
She lives (B)among the nations,
But she has not found a resting place;
All those who (C)pursued her have overtaken her
In the midst of [b]distress.
4 The roads [c]of Zion are in mourning
Because (D)no one comes to an appointed feast.
All her gates are (E)deserted;
Her priests groan,
Her (F)virgins are worried,
And as for Zion herself, it is (G)bitter for her.
5 Her adversaries have become [d]her masters,
Her enemies are [e]secure;
For the Lord has [f](H)caused her grief
Because of the multitude of her wrongdoings;
Her little ones have gone away
As captives [g]led by the enemy.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 1:3 Lit great
- Lamentations 1:3 Or narrow places
- Lamentations 1:4 Or to
- Lamentations 1:5 Lit head
- Lamentations 1:5 Or at ease
- Lamentations 1:5 Or tormented her
- Lamentations 1:5 Lit before
Lamentations 1:3-5
New International Version
Lamentations 1:3-5
New International Version
3 After affliction and harsh labor,
Judah has gone into exile.(A)
She dwells among the nations;
she finds no resting place.(B)
All who pursue her have overtaken her(C)
in the midst of her distress.
Lamentations 1:3-5
King James Version
Lamentations 1:3-5
King James Version
3 Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.
4 The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness.
5 Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the Lord hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.
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