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Lamentations 1:8-10
GOD’S WORD Translation
Lamentations 1:8-10
GOD’S WORD Translation
8 Jerusalem has sinned so much that it has become a filthy thing.
Everyone who used to honor it now despises it.
They’ve seen it naked.
Jerusalem groans and turns away.
9 Jerusalem’s own filth ⌞covers⌟ its clothes.
It gave no thought to its future.
Its downfall was shocking.
No one offers it comfort.
‘O Lord, look at my suffering,
because my enemies have triumphed.’
10 The enemies laid their hands on all of the city’s treasures.
Jerusalem has seen the nations enter the holy place.
‘O Lord, they are the same people
you have forbidden to enter your congregation.’
Lamentations 1:8-10
New International Version
Lamentations 1:8-10
New International Version
8 Jerusalem has sinned(A) greatly
and so has become unclean.(B)
All who honored her despise her,
for they have all seen her naked;(C)
she herself groans(D)
and turns away.
Lamentations 1:8-10
New King James Version
Lamentations 1:8-10
New King James Version
8 (A)Jerusalem has sinned gravely,
Therefore she has become [a]vile.
All who honored her despise her
Because (B)they have seen her nakedness;
Yes, she sighs and turns away.
9 Her uncleanness is in her skirts;
She (C)did not consider her destiny;
Therefore her collapse was awesome;
She had no comforter.
“O Lord, behold my affliction,
For the enemy is exalted!”
10 The adversary has spread his hand
Over all her [b]pleasant things;
For she has seen (D)the nations enter her [c]sanctuary,
Those whom You commanded
(E)Not to enter Your assembly.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 1:8 LXX, Vg. moved or removed
- Lamentations 1:10 desirable
- Lamentations 1:10 holy place, the temple
Lamentations 1:8-10
King James Version
Lamentations 1:8-10
King James Version
8 Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.
9 Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O Lord, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself.
10 The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.
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Lamentations 1:8-10
English Standard Version
Lamentations 1:8-10
English Standard Version
8 (A)Jerusalem sinned grievously;
therefore she became filthy;
all who honored her despise her,
(B)for they have seen her nakedness;
she herself (C)groans
and turns her face away.
9 Her uncleanness was (D)in her skirts;
(E)she took no thought of her future;[a]
therefore her fall is terrible;
(F)she has no comforter.
“O Lord, behold my affliction,
for the enemy has (G)triumphed!”
10 The enemy has stretched out his hands
over all her (H)precious things;
for she has seen (I)the nations
enter her sanctuary,
those whom you (J)forbade
to enter your congregation.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 1:9 Or end
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