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Lamentations 2:20
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20 Behold, O Lord, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?

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Lamentations 2:20
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20 “Look, Lord, and consider:
    Whom have you ever treated like this?
Should women eat their offspring,(A)
    the children they have cared for?(B)
Should priest and prophet be killed(C)
    in the sanctuary of the Lord?(D)

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Lamentations 2:20
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20 Look, O Lord, and see!
    (A)With whom have you dealt thus?
(B)Should women eat the fruit of their womb,
    the children of (C)their tender care?
Should (D)priest and prophet be killed
    in the sanctuary of the Lord?

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Lamentations 2:20
Christian Standard Bible

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20 Lord, look and consider
to whom you have done this.
Should women eat their own children,(A)
the infants they have nurtured?[a]
Should priests and prophets
be killed in the Lord’s sanctuary?

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  1. 2:20 Or infants in a healthy condition; Hb obscure
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Lamentations 2:20
New American Standard Bible 1995

20 See, O Lord, and look!
With (A)whom have You dealt thus?
Should women (B)eat their [a]offspring,
The little ones who were [b]born healthy?
Should (C)priest and prophet be slain
In the sanctuary of the Lord?

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  1. Lamentations 2:20 Lit fruit
  2. Lamentations 2:20 Or tenderly cared for
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