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Lamentations 2:8-10
New King James Version
Lamentations 2:8-10
New King James Version
8 The Lord has [a]purposed to destroy
The (A)wall of the daughter of Zion.
(B)He has stretched out a line;
He has not withdrawn His hand from destroying;
Therefore He has caused the rampart and wall to lament;
They languished together.
9 Her gates have sunk into the ground;
He has destroyed and (C)broken her bars.
(D)Her king and her princes are among the [b]nations;
(E)The Law is no more,
And her (F)prophets find no [c]vision from the Lord.
10 The elders of the daughter of Zion
(G)Sit on the ground and keep silence;
[d]They (H)throw dust on their heads
And (I)gird themselves with sackcloth.
The virgins of Jerusalem
Bow their heads to the ground.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 2:8 determined
- Lamentations 2:9 Gentiles
- Lamentations 2:9 Prophetic revelation
- Lamentations 2:10 A sign of mourning
Lamentations 2:8-10
New International Version
Lamentations 2:8-10
New International Version
8 The Lord determined to tear down
the wall around Daughter Zion.(A)
He stretched out a measuring line(B)
and did not withhold his hand from destroying.
He made ramparts(C) and walls lament;
together they wasted away.(D)
Lamentations 2:8-10
King James Version
Lamentations 2:8-10
King James Version
8 The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together.
9 Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more; her prophets also find no vision from the Lord.
10 The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.
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Lamentations 2:8-10
English Standard Version
Lamentations 2:8-10
English Standard Version
8 (A)The Lord determined to lay in ruins
(B)the wall of the daughter of Zion;
(C)he stretched out the measuring line;
he did not restrain his hand from destroying;
(D)he caused rampart and wall to lament;
(E)they languished together.
9 Her gates have sunk into the ground;
(F)he has ruined (G)and broken her bars;
(H)her king and princes are among the nations;
the law is no more,
and (I)her prophets find
no vision from the Lord.
10 The elders of the daughter of Zion
(J)sit on the ground (K)in silence;
(L)they have thrown dust on their heads
and (M)put on sackcloth;
the young women of Jerusalem
have bowed their heads to the ground.
Lamentations 2:8-10
New American Standard Bible
Lamentations 2:8-10
New American Standard Bible
8 The Lord determined to destroy
The wall of the daughter of Zion.
He has (A)stretched out a line,
He has not restrained His hand from [a]destroying,
And He has (B)caused rampart and wall to mourn;
They have languished together.
9 Her (C)gates have sunk into the ground,
He has destroyed and broken her bars.
Her king and her leaders are among the nations;
The (D)Law is gone.
Her prophets, too, find
(E)No vision from the Lord.
10 The elders of the daughter of Zion
(F)Sit on the ground and [b](G)are silent.
They have thrown (H)dust on their heads;
They have put on (I)sackcloth.
The (J)virgins of Jerusalem
Have bowed their heads to the ground.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 2:8 Lit engulfing
- Lamentations 2:10 Another reading is wail
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