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Lamentations 1:18-22
English Standard Version
Lamentations 1:18-22
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.
21 “They heard[a] (H)my groaning,
yet (I)there is no one to comfort me.
All my enemies have heard of my trouble;
(J)they are glad that you have done it.
You have brought[b] the day you announced;
(K)now let them be as I am.
22 (L)“Let all their evildoing come before you,
and deal with them
as (M)you have dealt with me
because of all my transgressions;
for (N)my groans are many,
and (O)my heart is faint.”
Footnotes
- Lamentations 1:21 Septuagint, Syriac Hear
- Lamentations 1:21 Syriac Bring
Lamentations 1:18-22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Lamentations 1:18-22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
צ Tsade
18 The Lord is just,
for I have rebelled against His command.(A)
Listen, all you people;
look at my pain.
My young men and women
have gone into captivity.(B)
ק Qof
19 I called to my lovers,(C)
but they betrayed me.
My priests and elders
perished in the city
while searching for food
to keep themselves alive.(D)
ר Resh
20 Lord, see how I am in distress.
I am churning within;(E)
my heart is broken,[a]
for I have been very rebellious.
Outside, the sword takes the children;
inside, there is death.(F)
שׁ Shin
21 People have heard me groaning,(G)
but there is no one to comfort me.
All my enemies have heard of my misfortune;
they are glad that You have caused it.(H)
Bring on the day You have announced,
so that they may become like me.(I)
ת Tav
22 Let all their wickedness come before You,
and deal with them
as You have dealt with me
because of all my transgressions.(J)
For my groans are many,
and I am sick at heart.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 1:20 Lit is turned within me
Lamentations 1:18-22
New International Version
Lamentations 1:18-22
New International Version
18 “The Lord is righteous,(A)
yet I rebelled(B) against his command.
Listen, all you peoples;
look on my suffering.(C)
My young men and young women
have gone into exile.(D)
19 “I called to my allies(E)
but they betrayed me.
My priests and my elders
perished(F) in the city
while they searched for food
to keep themselves alive.
20 “See, Lord, how distressed(G) I am!
I am in torment(H) within,
and in my heart I am disturbed,(I)
for I have been most rebellious.(J)
Outside, the sword bereaves;
inside, there is only death.(K)
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