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Lamentations 4:6-8
New International Version
Lamentations 4:6-8
New International Version
6 The punishment of my people
is greater than that of Sodom,(A)
which was overthrown in a moment
without a hand turned to help her.
7 Their princes were brighter than snow
and whiter than milk,
their bodies more ruddy than rubies,
their appearance like lapis lazuli.
Lamentations 4:6-8
King James Version
Lamentations 4:6-8
King James Version
6 For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.
7 Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
8 Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.
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Lamentations 4:6-8
English Standard Version
Lamentations 4:6-8
English Standard Version
6 (A)For the chastisement[a] of the daughter of my people has been greater
than the punishment[b] of Sodom,
(B)which was overthrown in a moment,
and no hands were wrung for her.[c]
7 Her princes were purer than snow,
whiter than milk;
their bodies were more ruddy than coral,
the beauty of their form[d] was like sapphire.[e]
8 (C)Now their face is blacker than soot;
they are not recognized in the streets;
their skin has shriveled on their bones;
it has become as dry as wood.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 4:6 Or iniquity
- Lamentations 4:6 Or sin
- Lamentations 4:6 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
- Lamentations 4:7 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
- Lamentations 4:7 Hebrew lapis lazuli
Lamentations 4:6-8
New American Standard Bible
Lamentations 4:6-8
New American Standard Bible
6 For the [a]wrongdoing of the daughter of my people
Is greater than the [b](A)sin of Sodom,
Which was (B)overthrown as in a moment,
[c]And no hands were turned toward her.
7 Her [d]consecrated ones were (C)purer than snow,
They shined more than milk;
They were more ruddy in [e]body than pearls of coral,
Their form was like [f](D)lapis lazuli.
8 Their appearance is (E)darker than soot,
They are not recognized in the streets;
Their (F)skin is shriveled on their bones,
It is dry, it has become like wood.
Footnotes
- Lamentations 4:6 Or punishment for wrongdoing
- Lamentations 4:6 Or punishment for sin
- Lamentations 4:6 I.e., without human intervention
- Lamentations 4:7 Or Nazirites
- Lamentations 4:7 Lit bones
- Lamentations 4:7 Heb sappir
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